Yams (Dioscorea spp., Dioscoreaceae), grown either for their starchy tubers or medicinal properties, are important crops in the tropics and subtropics. Yams broaden the food base and provide food security and income to over 300 million people. They are vegetatively propagated and comprise both di...
Mignouna, H.D.
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Abang, Mathew M.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Genomics of yams, a common source of food and medicine in the tropics]
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Genomics of yams, a common source of food and medicine in the tropics
Cossalter, C.
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[Enhancing tree planting by smallholders in tropical countries: a role for CIFOR's research in plantation forestry]
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Enhancing tree planting by smallholders in tropical countries: a role for CIFOR's research in plantation forestry
Australian acaias are planted in over 70 countries and cover about 2 million ha. This area is dominated by Acacia mearnsii, A saligna and A. mangium. In the past five years there has been a massive increase in the area of A. mangium plantations in Indonesia for pulpwood, and modest increases in C...
Holbrook, N.M.
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Putz, F.E.
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[Physiology of tropical vines and hemiepiphytes: plants that climb up and plants that climb down]
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Physiology of tropical vines and hemiepiphytes: plants that climb up and plants that climb down
Holbrook, N.M.
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Putz, F.E.
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[Physiology of tropical vines and hemiepiphytes: plants that climb up and plants that climb down]
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Physiology of tropical vines and hemiepiphytes: plants that climb up and plants that climb down
Legg, J.P.
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Okonya, J.
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Coyne, D.L.
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[Integrated pest management of root and tuber crops in the tropics]
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Integrated pest management of root and tuber crops in the tropics
This chapter describes the context in which tropical forest plantations are expanding as a source of industrial wood and fuel. World demand for the former is increasing, but the rate of increase is slowing and is subject to fluctuations in economic activity. Dependency on fuelwood is very high in...
Brown, A.G.
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Nambiar, E.K.S.
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Cossalter, C.
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[Plantations for the tropics -- their role, extent and nature]
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Plantations for the tropics -- their role, extent and nature
Notwithstanding the global trend, Asia and the Pacific region has recorded several years of strong economic growth. The economic potential of the region has steadily increased over the past quarter of a century and most analysis agree that this trend will continue in the years ahead. With the rap...
Cossalter, C.
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[Current trends of reforestation in the tropical countries of Asia and the Pacific]
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Current trends of reforestation in the tropical countries of Asia and the Pacific
Cossalter, C.
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[Addressing constraints to the development of plantation forestry in the tropics: a role for tree improvement]
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Addressing constraints to the development of plantation forestry in the tropics: a role for tree improvement