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1970-01-01 This publication is a record of the proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Tropical Root and Tuber Crops. Papers included survey the general status of each of the major crops and those factors that limit their production and utilization.
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2000-01-01 Kabale District in the highlands of southwest Uganda provides an opportunity to examine the dynamic roles of potato and sweetpotato in an area of intensifying agricultural production in response to increasing population pressure and market demand. Based on field research conducted in three sites...
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2001-01-01 In this volume, reports from three regional or global partnerships are featured: Consortium for the Sustainable Development of Natural Resources in the Andes, Global Initiative on Late Blight, and Strategic Initiative on Urban and Periurban Agriculture. Each partnership reflects the direct...
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1991-01-01 This book deals with insects and other pests of sweet potato, in the context of a pest management perspective. The major pests of sweet potato are surveyed and the available knowledge about the pests is analysed. The book contains an impressive global perspective. The authors point to the lack of...
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1988-01-01 This publication lists all the infectious diseases and noninfectious disorders of the sweet potato. It includes symptoms, causal organism and disease cycles and pathogenesis.
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2002-01-01 This book is designed as a simple introduction to good gardening and root crops in Cameroon. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very...
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This book includes writings from the International Symposium on Sweet Potato. It includes infoon the sweet potato and its value.
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This book fully describes small-scale processing and storage methods for root crops, particularly taro, sweet potato, and yams. The authors emphasize methods of handling and preserving the crops that require little in the way of energy or technology, and they discuss traditional methods of...
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1971-01-01 This publication discusses how to grow sweet potatoes, the areas in the world where they are grown, and diseases of them.
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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...