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This report compiles people and institutions involved in cassava production and processing in Brazil and lists bibliographical references of literature found in some libraries and documentation centers, Statistical data obtained from these publications are given on production costs, area planted,...

Although an exact description of cassava`s growth habits and development is difficult because it is a perennial plant with many ideotypes whose development varies according to existing climatic conditions, development of the plant can be divided into 3 stages: germination; early growth and foliag...

The main objectives of this expt. were to study the optimum dosage of the preemergence herbicide, oxyfluorfen, on different soil types by evaluating the chemical injury on cassava leaves; investigate the relationship between the diameter of the cutting and the initial growth; analyze aspects of m...

The principal aspects that should be taken into account when constructing the min. infrastructure necessary for a natural cassava drying plant (installations, equipment, and tools) are summarized. The steps followed in the building of the drying floor, the chipping area, and the storage warehouse...

A collaborative project of the Colombian Integrated Rural Development Program (DRI) and CIAT, aimed at establishing small agroindustrial firms to produce dry cassava on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia, is described. It began with the installation of a pilot plant for natural drying of cassava, wit...

Initial research on the physiology of the cassava plant will study the growth cycle of a heavy-and a medium-branched var. The effect of LAI, N and planting density will be determined as well. Other expt will study plant response to N, mineral requirements, induction of flowering, planting dates a...

The use of cassava-based feedstuffs seems promising, especially for swine; however, toxic factors must be taken into account when diets are formulated. In Africa, cassava consumption is indicated as one of the factors responsible for the tropical ataxic neuropathy syndrome observed in Nigeria: it...

The present situation of cassava cultivation in Caicedonia (Colombia) is studied after 8 yr cooperation between the Nat. Federation of Coffee Growers and CIAT. From an iitial 60 ha and 8 farmers in 1971, the project had developed more than 1300 ha (90 farmers) by the end of 1978. Yields have decl...

To improve the welfare of the rural poor involved in cassava production in communities in Ceara, NE Brazil, an integrated production, processing, and commercialization project of cassava chips for animal consumption was established. Details are given of site selection, identification of local ins...

When developing breeding programs, it is necessary to take into account certain characteristics of the crop such as method of propagation (vegetative or sexual) and physiological factors affecting yield (i.e., the roots in cassava). Genetic improvement, as well as the specific breeding objectives...