Tropical Root and Tuber Crops : Cassava, Sweet Potato, Yams and Aroids
Vincent Lebot
Crop production science in horticulture series: 17
Most of the world's poorest smallholders depend on tropical roots and tubers crops as their principal source of food and nutrition. These species produce large quantities of dietary energy and have stable yields under difficult environmental conditions. The most important crops are cassava, sweet potato, yam and the aroids, sharing important common traits such as bulkiness, post-harvest perishability and vegetative propagation. This book compiles the most up-to-date information on the origin, genetics, physiology, agronomy, pests and diseases and postharvest processing of these crops, while attempting to provide ideas for further research and development.
ECHO library holds 2 copies of the 2nd ed. 2020 at 635.209 LEB 2020
Publication Details
- Published: 2008
- Publisher: CABI; First edition
- ISBN-10: 1845934245
- ISBN-13: 978-1845934248
- Dewey Decimal: 635.209
- ECHO Library: 635.209 LEB