Resources Tagged: Potatoes

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  1. Introduction to Tropical Root Crops

    Key Resource
    2015-02-16 Tropical root and tuber crops are consumed as staples in parts of the tropics and should be considered for their potential to produce impressive yields in small spaces. They provide valuable options for producing food under challenging growing conditions. Cassava and taro, for instance, are...
    ECHO Resources Potatoes Yam Taro Cassava Sweet Potato Root Crops

  2. Understanding the Production of the Major Tropical/Subtropical Root Crops: Cassava, Potatoes, Sweet potatoes, Yams, and Cocoyams

    Key Resource 1985-04-01 Root crops is a general term commonly used for a wide variety of food plants that have an underground storage organ known as a root, tuber (rhizome), corm, or bulb. Root crops are rich in starch, and low in protein and oil. They are excellent sources of calories. Some are consumed as major...
    Sweet Potato Root Crops Cassava Potatoes

  3. Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops

    1988-01-01 Includes 130 papers covering all cropping problems from agronomy to storage and utilization of products of cassava, sweet potato, potato, yam, aroids and minor tuberous crops. They will show the increasing importance of these crops for producers and consumers and the move from subsistence to cash...
    Cash Crops Tuber Crops Aroids Yam Potatoes Sweet Potato Cassava Agronomy Tropical crops On-Farm Research Root Crops

  4. 15 Underutilized Crops for Improving the Lives of Smallholder Farm Families

    2018-11-14 Despite the incredible diversity of useful plants that exist, a small handful of crops feed the majority of the world and millions of people still suffer from malnutrition and poverty. This talk will discuss some often overlooked crops that have the potential to alleviate suffering through...
    Sunflowers Chayote Yam Bamboo Velvet Bean Jujube Carambola Starfruit Breadnut Breadfruit Jackfruit Papaya Cactus Mulberry Katuk Chaya Potatoes Underutilized Crops

  5. Potato Seed

    1981-12-19 The Pan American Seed Company is also introducing a true potato seed this spring (as opposed to seed potatoes which are really tubers that are cut into pieces and planted). Wally Turnbull at the Baptist Mission in Haiti has already tried a related variety and is very excited about its potential,...
    Potatoes Seed Potatoes

  6. La Pomme de Terre en Basse Altitude: Une Potentialite - Long Miles

    2014-10-20
    ECHO Conference Root Crops Potatoes Potatote East Africa

  7. Seed Potato Production in Burundi: Strategies for Improvement

    2014-10-28 Potato production in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has more than doubled since 1994, with 70% growth in eastern Africa (FAO and CFC 2010). Despite these gains, on-farm potato yields in the region still short compared to their potential. Mostly due to a combination of inadequate supplies of...
    Potatoes ECHO Conference Seed Potatoes East Africa

  8. True Potato Seed Has Many Advantages

    2000-03-20 Potatoes do produce seeds, so to help distinguish these from "seed potatoes" the seeds are called "true potato seeds" (TPS). It takes only 160 grams of TPS to seed one hectare (2.3 ounces/acre) and half that amount if seeds are used for transplants. That compares with over 2,000 pounds/acre of...
    Potatoes Seed Potatoes Seed Harvesting ECHO Resources Root Crops TPS Seeds

  9. The potato and its wild relatives; section Tuberarium of the genus Solanum

    An examination of all Tuberarium with a systematic treatment of them. 606 pages, illustrations
    Solanum Potatoes

  10. Potato Production in the Tropics

    2000-01-01 This book brings under one cover an indepth analysis of all aspects of the production cycle. The overall intent is to explore potato production in the tropics. To improve feasibility, newer, signficant improvements must come from improved soild, water, and crop management practices, and the use...
    Potatoes