TABLE 3.

Statistical analysis of intraspecific and interspecific quantitative traits of five yam species

Species	Trait	Mean	Maximum	Minimum	Range	SD	CV (%)
D. esculenta	LL (cm)	8.90	9.47	0.57	9.19	0.40	4.39
	LW (cm)	8.70	9.80	1.10	9.25	0.78	8.41
	L/W	0.97	1.02	0.05	1.00	0.04	3.55
	TL (cm)	7.50	7.80	0.30	7.65	0.21	2.77
	TD (mm)	4.80	5.30	0.50	5.05	0.35	7.00
	TFW (g)	78.60	107.00	28.40	92.80	20.08	21.64
D. fordii	LL (cm)	8.50	14.80	6.30	12.38	2.97	23.97
	LW (cm)	4.82	6.70	1.88	5.77	0.95	16.45
	L/W	1.76	2.29	0.53	2.13	0.25	11.75
	TL (cm)	49.60	66.50	16.90	57.78	6.94	12.02
	TD (mm)	7.00	10.10	3.10	8.65	1.29	14.88
	TFW (g)	621.00	1,108.50	487.50	847.23	202.25	23.87
D. alata	LL (cm)	10.54	19.27	8.73	14.92	2.31	15.49
	LW (cm)	4.85	11.73	6.88	8.29	1.63	19.69
	L/W	0.95	3.25	2.30	1.84	0.33	17.96
	TL (cm)	7.25	62.70	55.45	22.87	11.02	48.17
	TD (mm)	5.10	17.50	12.40	10.78	3.42	31.73
	TFW (g)	5.60	1,649.33	1,643.73	726.29	445.48	61.34
D. opposita	LL (cm)	5.88	16.00	10.12	8.62	1.73	20.11
	LW (cm)	2.85	9.61	6.76	6.02	1.31	21.71
	L/W	1.10	2.20	1.10	1.46	0.23	15.85
	TL (cm)	17.50	77.50	60.00	40.46	12.58	31.10
	TD (mm)	1.75	15.38	13.63	6.65	2.95	44.36
	TFW (g)	61.50	1,316.00	1,254.50	350.72	250.60	71.45
D. persimilis	LL (cm)	5.88	13.00	7.12	11.37	1.14	9.99
	LW (cm)	2.85	6.92	4.07	6.40	0.35	5.49
	L/W	0.95	2.06	1.11	1.78	0.16	8.89
	TL (cm)	7.25	97.17	89.92	36.40	21.55	59.20
	TD (mm)	1.75	9.25	7.50	6.55	2.09	31.91
	TFW (g)	5.60	707.00	701.40	341.43	183.91	53.87
Total	LL (cm)	11.30	19.27	5.88	13.39	3.46	30.60
	LW (cm)	6.91	11.73	2.85	8.88	1.73	25.03
	L/W	1.65	3.25	0.95	2.30	0.34	20.81
	TL (cm)	33.62	97.17	7.25	89.92	16.26	48.36
	TD (mm)	8.19	17.50	1.75	15.75	3.59	43.79
	TFW (g)	500.34	1,649.33	5.60	1,643.73	380.79	76.11