La Colorada, on the North Coast of Colombia, was chosen by CIAT to study new technology validation in cassava. Trials measured the productivity of improved cassava production technology under actual field conditions, defined factors limiting cassava yields that may have been overlooked in the des...
Research on lima beans (Phaseolus lunatus) was conducted regarding adaptation, resistance to common bacterial blight (Xanthomonas phaseoli), resistance to leafhoppers (Empoasca kraemeri), and cyanide concn. in lima bean seed. In adaptation studies 36 climbing lima bean lines were selected from th...
Lynam, John K.
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[Estudios sobre adaptacion y mejoramiento del frijol Phaseolus lunatus]
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Estudios sobre adaptacion y mejoramiento del frijol Phaseolus lunatus
The possibilities of underdeveloped countries to satisfy their needs for food and to improve the standard of Eving through cassava production are analyzed. The following aspects are studied: potential cassava production (current and potential situation), general research policies and areas (var. ...
The different methodological stages of cassava on-farm trials and their relationships regarding the objectives and functions of the Cassava Program at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) are outlined. Site selection, farm trial design and analysis, and some illustrative result...
Lynam, John K.
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[Metodología en los ensayos de yuca a nivel de fincas: (Una evaluación intermedia)]
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Metodología en los ensayos de yuca a nivel de fincas: (Una evaluación intermedia)
The possibilities of underdeveloped countries to satisfy their needs for food and to improve the standard of Eving through cassava production are analyzed. The following aspects are studied: potential cassava production (current and potential situation), general research policies and areas (var. ...
Se analizan las posibilidades de los paises subdesarrollados para satisfacer sus necesidades de alimentacion y mejorar el nivel de vida con base en la produccion de yuca. Se contemplan los siguientes aspectos: produccion potencial de la yuca (situacion actual y potencial), politica general de la ...
Cock, James H.
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Lynam, John K.
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[Potencial futuro e investigacion necesaria para el incremento de la yuca]
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Potencial futuro e investigacion necesaria para el incremento de la yuca
A detailed review on cassava production in intercropping systems is given, based on the following aspects: selection of plant types for intercropping; realtive planting time, planting density and pattern (spatial arrangement); mineral nutrition and fertilization, competition for nutrients; pest, ...
Lynam, John K.
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Izquierdo, D.
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[Ensayo epoca de siembra y edad de cosecha: Resultados parciales]
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Ensayo epoca de siembra y edad de cosecha: Resultados parciales