Cassava is an important crop in India, with an area of 289,000 ha and production of 5.6 million t of fresh roots in 1991. It is mainly cultivated in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and in the Northeastern states. A large variation in cassava consumption exists between urban and rural areas in ...
Nayar, T.V.R.
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Kabeerathumma, S.
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Potty, V.P.
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Mohankumar, C.R.
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[Recent progress in cassava agronomy research in India]
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Recent progress in cassava agronomy research in India
Over the past 25-30 years, cassava agronomy research in India has made tremendous progress. In the recent past there has been a steady increase in the cultivation of cassava in nontraditional areas, despite the fact that cereals form the major crop and staple food of the country. There has been a...
George, James
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Mohankumar, C.R.
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Nair, G.M.
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Ravindran, C.S.
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[Cassava agronomy research and adoption of improved practices in India: Major achievements during the past 30 years]
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Cassava agronomy research and adoption of improved practices in India: Major achievements during the past 30 years
Nutritional studies of cassava have shown that in high-P acid laterite soils, there was no response to P application during four years of consecutive cropping. In low-P soil, even though cassava initially responded to 100 kg P2O5/ha, the response gradually declined. The optimum economic dose of P...
Mohankumar, C.R.
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Potty, V.P.
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Ravindran, C.S.
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Kabeerathumma, S.
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Sudharmai Devi, C.R.
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[Progress in agronomy research in India]
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Progress in agronomy research in India