This report compiles people and institutions involved in cassava production and processing in Brazil and lists bibliographical references of literature found in some libraries and documentation centers, Statistical data obtained from these publications are given on production costs, area planted,...
A partial report is given on the results of the monitoring project of cassava production systems in Manabi, Ecuador, determined from data collected on the farms during 2 visits at 3- mo. intervals. An increase in area planted to cassava, mainly due to low-risk marketing and price stability, was e...
Díaz, R.O.
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Chavez, N.
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[Monitoreo a nivel de finca de yuca y cultivos asociados Manabi, Ecuador]
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Monitoreo a nivel de finca de yuca y cultivos asociados Manabi, Ecuador
Perspectives on the market situation of the commodities of the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, CIAT (cassava, beans, beef, pork, rice, and maize) in 1976 are summarized. Useful information that could serve as frame of reference is included: relative importance of agriculture in L.A....
Nores, G.A.
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Rivas, L
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Posada, R
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Álvarez, C.
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Díaz, R.O.
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[Latin America: Trend highlights on beans, beef, pork, cassava, rice and corn]
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Latin America: Trend highlights on beans, beef, pork, cassava, rice and corn
A survey of weeds and weeding practices was carried out by a team of agricultural economists and agronomists on 283 farms in 5 cassava-growing regions of Colombia at 3 times during a cropping season. From 71-78 percent of the weed species present were broad- leaved species. As cassava grew older,...
Doll, J.
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Pinstrup-Andersen, Per
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Díaz, R.O.
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[An agro-economic survey of the weeds and weeding practices in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Colombia]
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An agro-economic survey of the weeds and weeding practices in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Colombia
In May 1980 the soil section of CIAT's cassava program established a fertilization trial with 3 cassava var. [Barranquena (regional), M Col 113, and CMC 921 to measure its effect on yield and establish optimum levels from an economical point of view. The trial took place in Mondomito and Agua Bla...
En mayo de 1980 en la seccion de suelos del programa de yuca del CIAT se establecio un ensayo de fertilizacion con 3 var. de yuca (Barranquena (regional), M Col 113 y CMC 92) para medir su efecto en el rendimiento y establecer los niveles optimos desde el punto de vista economico. El ensayo se lo...
Díaz, R.O.
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Howeler, Reinhardt H.
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Cadavid, L.F.
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[Anilisis economico de un ensayo de fertilizacion en yuca]
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Anilisis economico de un ensayo de fertilizacion en yuca
An economic analysis is made of cassava production in Colombia, based on yields obtained by farmers surveyed in 5 different regions. Yields tended to be greater as farm size increased, averaging 8 and 14 ton/ha in the best zone for small and large farmers, respectively. Av yield was estimated at ...
Se hace un analisis economico de la produccion de yuca en Colombia, tomando como base los rendimientos obtenidos por agricultores entrevistados en 5 regiones diferentes. Los rendimientos tienden a ser mayores a medida que se aumenta el tamano de la finca, con un promedio de 8 y 14 ton/ha en la me...
A survey was made of weed species, weed densities and common weeding practices on 3 visits during the growing season to some 300 farms in 5 cassava-growing regions of Colombia. Broadleaf weeds were the commonest in all regions (62-65 percent of the species); there was a shift to slightly more gra...
Díaz, R.O.
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Pinstrup-Andersen, Per
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Doll, J.
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[Las malezas y su control en el cultivo de la yuca en Colombia]
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Las malezas y su control en el cultivo de la yuca en Colombia
Approx 20 insects and mites were found attacking cassava in several regions of Colombia at different growth stagcs and seasons. Thrips (Frankliniella williamsi), gall midges (Cecidomyiidae) and whiteflies (Bemisia sp. and Trialeurodes sp.) were present in greater than 50 percent of the plantation...
Díaz, R.O.
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Bellotti, Anthony C.
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Schoonhoven, Aart van
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[Insectos y acaros que atacan el cultivo de la yuca en Colombia]
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Insectos y acaros que atacan el cultivo de la yuca en Colombia
Díaz, R.O.
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Andersen, P.P.
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Estrada, R.D.
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[Custos e utilizaçao de insumos para a produçao de mandioca na Colombia]
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Custos e utilizaçao de insumos para a produçao de mandioca na Colombia