A survey of weeds and weeding practices was carried out by a team of agricultural economists and agronomists on 283 farms in 5 cassava-growing regions of Colombia at 3 times during a cropping season. From 71-78 percent of the weed species present were broad- leaved species. As cassava grew older,...
Doll, J.
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Pinstrup-Andersen, Per
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Díaz, R.O.
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[An agro-economic survey of the weeds and weeding practices in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Colombia]
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An agro-economic survey of the weeds and weeding practices in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Colombia
A survey was made of weed species, weed densities and common weeding practices on 3 visits during the growing season to some 300 farms in 5 cassava-growing regions of Colombia. Broadleaf weeds were the commonest in all regions (62-65 percent of the species); there was a shift to slightly more gra...
Díaz, R.O.
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Pinstrup-Andersen, Per
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Doll, J.
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[Las malezas y su control en el cultivo de la yuca en Colombia]
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Las malezas y su control en el cultivo de la yuca en Colombia
Approx 20 insects and mites were found attacking cassava in several regions of Colombia at different growth stagcs and seasons. Thrips (Frankliniella williamsi), gall midges (Cecidomyiidae) and whiteflies (Bemisia sp. and Trialeurodes sp.) were present in greater than 50 percent of the plantation...
Díaz, R.O.
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Bellotti, Anthony C.
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Schoonhoven, Aart van
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[Insectos y acaros que atacan el cultivo de la yuca en Colombia]
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Insectos y acaros que atacan el cultivo de la yuca en Colombia