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Important agronomic characteristics of common root and tuber crop production systems in the tropics are indicated for crops including cassava, yam, sweet potato, and edible aroids. Brief comments are also included on aspects that help correctly interpret the information obtained during the charac...

Se indican las caracteristicas agronomicas de importancia en los sistemas comunes de produccion de cultivos de raices y tuberculos en el tropico, para los cultivos de yuca, name, batata y aroideas comestibles. Se comenta brevemente sobre aspectos que ayudan a interpretar correctamente la informac...

The most outstanding results of research on cassava at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) are presented and the extent to which they can be transferred or used under conditions present in Asia and the Pacific area is indicated, in particular, on physiology, var. improvement, ...

Suggested objectives of the agricultural economics program at CIAT are to collaborate in the allocation of research resources, improve the economic efficiency of cassava production and marketing, estimate the overall socioeconomic consequences of the adoption of improved technology in production ...

The objectives of the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) are described in detail. The principal targets of the Outreach Program are then listed: (1) To provide a bridge between the international cassava centers and Asian countries so that the new technology can be evaluated, modi...

CIAT has developed a new intercropping technology (cassava/grain legume associations) that tries to solve the numerous problems that arise in traditional intercropping systems. High-yielding cassava cv. with an erect, late-branching growth habit are recommended to minimize intercrop competition. ...

The different alternatives for disease control in cassava, reported as efficient and that could be taken into account when designing technological packages for cassava production, are summarized. These are cultu-ral control (crop rotation, planting on furrows, elimination of crop resi-dues, dista...

The low cassava yields obtained in L.A. at present are the result of a complex of problems: 1) deficient quality of planting material, which results in low sprouting, poor rooting and little initial vigor; 2) inadequate land preparation and planting systems; 3) control systems for pests and disea...

This report includes data on poultry and swine populations and production for L.A. countries. Possibilities of increasing production, especially swine, is more feasible through the improvement of production efficiency than increasing the animal population. Feed availability is the most important ...

The main pathological problems of the cassava crop are summarized. Four bacterial diseases have been identified and their causal agents characterized: CBB, angular leaf spot, bacterial stem rot, and bacterial stem gall. Two mycoplasmal problems, witches` broom and antholysis, have been identified...

The potential and status of root crop technology (potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava, yams, cocoyams) in Asia are described. Cassava presents the best perspectives as a low-cost energy source. In the Philippines, a surface area of 119,300 and 117,970 ha was planted to cassava with yields of 5.7 an...