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The importance of cassava cultivation in relation to other agricultural products of cassava-producing countries is briefly analyzed. The production, area and yields of cassava cultivation in all the production zones, and especially L.A. countries, were studied with the purpose of evaluating the i...

Se analiza brevemente la importancia del cultivo de la yuca en relacion con otros productos agricolas de los paises productores de yuca. Se estudia la produccion, el area y el rendimiento del cultivo de la yuca en todas las zonas productoras y en especial en paises latinoamericanos, con el propos...

Cassava roots are an excellent source of energy that can be used fresh, dried or as silage in swine feeding programs. Chopped fresh roots with a low cyanide content can be given to pigs throughout their life cycle, separately or mixed with a supplement that contains proteins, minerals and vitamin...

Las raices de yuca son una excelente fuente de energia, y pueden ser utilizadas frescas, secas o ensiladas en programas de alimentacion porcina. Las raices frescas picadas, con bajo contenido de cianuro, pueden ser suministradas a los cerdos en todo su ciclo de vida, en forma separada o mezclada ...

Maize production is the main source of livelihood for the farmers of the western hills of Nepal However, farmers have very limited access to improved varieties of maize, suitable to their local requirements. They cultivate a number of maize varieties maintained locally through continuous selectio...

Although the Philippines was the 1st Asian country to receive cassava from the New World via the Spanish in the 17th century, at present it is only a minor crop, grown essentially by smallholders who obtain very low yields (4-5 t/ha). There has been little government support although the crop fit...

Aunque las Filipinas fue el primer pais asiatico en recibir yuca proveniente del Nuevo Mundo a traves de los espanoles en el siglo 17, esta es actualmente solo un cultivo menor, producido esencialmente por pequenos agricultores que obtienen rendimientos muy bajos (4-5 t/ha). El gobierno ha brinda...

The concept and methodology used in the transfer of technology (TOT) have undergone changes over the years corresponding to farmers' needs, and as a result, farmer participatory TOT has become more relevant, especially in complex diversified risk-prone (CDR) farming systems. The TOT in cassava, w...

Activities of international cooperation during 1981 are listed. Training courses in cassava production, tissue culture, physiology, and in advanced research for postgraduate work were attended by 38 professionals from 16 countries. From 1973 to 1981 cassava hybrid seeds have been distributed in L...

Se presentan las actividades de cooperacion internacional durante 1981. Se dictaron cursos de capacitacion cientifica sobre produccion de yuca; cultivo de tejidos; fisiologia; y especializacion de posgrado a 38 profesionales de 16 paises. Desde 1973 hasta 1981 se ha distribuido semilla hibrida en...

The agricultural economy of Malaysia has traditionally been export-oriented. Cassava was the 1st of the export crops, established in the 1850s. Malaysia is a land-surplus, labor-scarce economy; thus cassava was planted in a shifting cultivation system giving it the image of a soil-depleting crop....

La economia agricola de Malaysia se ha orientado tradicionalmente hacia la exportacion. La yuca, uno de los primeros cultivos de exportacion, se establecio en la decada de 1850. Malaysia posee una economia con exceso de tierras y escasez de mano de obra; por tanto, como la yuca se producia en sis...

Several cassava trials were planted at CIAT to study the effect of the maturity of stem cuttings, depth of planting, cutting length, planting position and the angle of the cut on root yield. Cuttings from the top and middle part of vigorous 1-yr-old plants produced greater than root yields than t...

Se sembraron varios ensayos de yuca en el CIAT para estudiar el efecto de la madurez de las estacas, profundidad de siembra, longitud de la estaca, posicion de siembra y angulo de corte de la misma, en el rendimiento de las raices. Las estacas de la parte media y superior de plantas vigorosas de ...

The results of regional trials for promising cassava var. under uniform improved technology are given. Trials were conducted in Media Luna, Chigorodo, Carimagua, Rio Negro, San Martin, CIAT- Palmira, CIAT-Quilichao, and Caicedonia. In 7 of the 8 sites, var. M COL 1684, CM 342-55, and CM 489-1 out...

Se presentan los resultados de las pruebas regionales para obtener var. promisorias de yuca con tecnologia uniforme mejorada. Se realizaron evaluaciones en Media Luna, Chigorodo, Carimagua, Rio Negro, San Martin, CIAT-Palmira, CIAT-Quilichao y Caicedonia. En 7 de los 8 sitios evaluados, las var. ...