A detailed socio-economic description is given of this rustic farm community on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia. Where cassava is the main source of income. Av temp is 28 degrees Celsius, annual rainfall 1556 mm; the sandy soils (pH 5.5-6) have less than 1 percent OM, less than 15 ppm P and less t...
An analysis is made of the sociocultural, technical and economic implications in the transfer of technology, based on experiences acquired with cassava farmers from the community of Media Luna, located on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia. It is concluded that the technician must assimilate the life...
The results are given of physicochemical analyses of soils and estimated cassava yields for five production zones in Colombia. There was little correlation between yield and the factors studied. Yields tended to increase as P increased; and there was a positive response to K in 2 zones and Ca/Mg ...
Díaz Duque, R.O.
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Howeler, Reinhardt H.
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Varon R, U
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[Evaluacion de los analisis de suelos de las zonas productoras de yuca en Colombia]
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Evaluacion de los analisis de suelos de las zonas productoras de yuca en Colombia
This is a summary of a lecture on cassava given to CIAT`s trainees. The following of areas are discussed: cassava as a raw material for human nutrition, animal feeding and industrial uses. The processing of cassava meal, starch and chip manufacturing and diagrams of the processes are included. Ca...