Ressources Etiqueté: Cassava

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  1. Traditional Storage of Yams and Cassava and Its Improvement

    01/01/1993 Improvements to traditional storage systems for fresh yam tubers are possible. These must begin at the time of harvesting when tubers should be handled carefully so that uninjured tubers can be put into storage. Small technical improvments to keep away pests, to improve the climate in storage and...
    Cassava Yam

  2. Soil Conservation in Andean Cropping Systems: Oil Erosion and Crop Productivity in Traditional and Forage-Legume Based Cassava Cropping Systems in the South Colombian Andes

    01/01/1995 Sound crop and soil management such as the use of fertilizers and lime, pest and disease control, optimum planting densities and patterns, selection of appropriate crop varieties among others are fundamental to diminish soil erosion and achieve greate ryields. From the study it may be concluded...
    Soil Erosion Colombia Cassava Cropping Systems Hill farming

  3. Cassava in Tropical Africa: A Reference Manual

    This manual contains information on Production constraints, Strategies, Post Harvest Technology and Research on Cassava in Africa.
    Africa-Sub-Saharan Cassava

  4. Du papier Cyantesmo pour détecter le cyanure

    25/01/2016 Certaines cultures tropicales contiennent des glycosides cyanogènes, des substances toxiques qui libèrent de l’acide cyanhydrique (HCN, aussi appelé le cyanure ou l’acide prussique) lorsque les cellules sont écrasées. La consommation de ces plantes sans les cuire peut causer un empoisonnement au...
    Cyanide Chaya Cassava

  5. Traditional Techniques to Improve Plant Performance

    01/10/2005 An article by Francis Hallé in Nature and Resources, Volume 32, Number 3, 1996, explains several techniques used to “improve, select, propagate or preserve plant growth.” These techniques are called “phytopractices.” Most of them are inexpensive and simple to use but labor-intensive. The...
    Propagation Fruit Tree Crops Cassava Banana

  6. Understanding Why/When Cassava Can Cause the Disease Konzo

    01/10/2005 Konzo is an irreversible disease that appears suddenly and causes spastic paralysis of both legs. Konzo affects mainly women and children, afflicting thousands in the remote rural areas of Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has also been reported from remote rural areas in...
    Cassava Human Health Diseases Cyanide Health

  7. Treatment to Reduce Cyanide Content of Cassava Flour

    01/10/2005 In Cassava Cyanide Diseases News (CCDN), Issue 4,December 2004, Dr. J. Howard Bradbury wrote about a method of processing cassava that could substantially reduce the cyanide content of flour.
    Cassava Human Health Health Health and Medical... Cyanide Food Processing

  8. Cyantesmo Paper for Detecting Cyanide

    20/11/2015 Some tropical crops contain cyanogenic glycosides, toxic substances that release hydrocyanic acid (HCN; also referred to as cyanide) when cells are crushed. Consuming these plants without cooking them can cause cyanide poisoning, with varying effects depending on cyanide levels and how long a...
    Cyanide Cassava Chaya Human Health Nutrition Health and Nutrition

  9. Mealybug Control

    19/01/1996 Information about controlling cassava mealybug (Phenacoccus manihoti) without commercial insecticides.
    Crop Pests Pesticide Cassava Pest Control Biological Control Mealybug

  10. The Green Famine

    01/10/2002 It is not uncommon for people to rely on crops that are not the most suitable for their region. Here is an example from Ethiopia with some suggestions for alternatives.
    Famine Maize Sorghum Millet Cassava Drought Farming Systems Green Famine