In recent years, cassava agronomy research in China has emphasized soil fertility maintenance, erosion control, planting methods and date of planting and harvesting. The research was conducted in cooperation between the Guangxi Subtropical Crops Research Institute, the South China Academy of Trop...
Tian, Yinong
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Lee, Jun
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Zhang, Weite
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Fang, Baiping
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[Recent progress in cassava agronomy research in China]
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Recent progress in cassava agronomy research in China
The paper discusses the research progress mainly for the period of 1990-1993. There are three institutions, SCATC, UCRI and GSCRI, which are systematically working on cassava breeding in China. Since the principal constraint to cassava varietal improvement is the lack of genetic variability, the ...
In China, cassava is planted mainly in the southern provinces of Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan and Yunnan. The annual total area and production is about 400,000 ha and 6,000,000 tonnes of fresh roots, respectively. Guangxi is the main cassava producing province with more than 60% of both cassava gro...
Tian, Yinong
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Lin, Xiong
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Jin, Shuren
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[Present situation and future potential of cassava in China]
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Present situation and future potential of cassava in China
Through cooperation with CIAT, national programs in China have paid more and more attention to cassava agronomy research and a lot of progress has been made. This paper describes briefly the most common cropping systems and production practices presently used by farmers. It also reviews the resul...
Zhang, Weite
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Lin, Xiong
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Li, Kaimian
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Juang, Jie
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Tian, Yinong
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Lee, Jun
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Fu, Quohui
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[Cassava agronomy research in China]
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Cassava agronomy research in China