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The two days of discussion highlighted several areas of need in developing a Bean Production Improvement Programme. The most critical need appeared to be an evaluation of seed availability and the use of new seed varieties within existing mixtures. Other ideas included intensifying the maize-bean...

Durante los 2 dias de discusiones se destacaron algunas areas en que se necesitan desarrollar en un programa de mejoramiento de produccion de frijol. La necesidad mas critica parece ser una evaluacion de la disponibilidad de semilla y el uso de nuevas var. dentro de las mezclas existentes. Otras ...

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...

Activities of the tissue culture section of the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical were focused on the improvement and utilization of meristem culture methods for disease eradication (frog skin), germplasm conservation and international exchange as well as the initiation of research on ...

Activities of the tissue culture section of the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical were focused on the improvement and utilization of meristem culture methods for disease eradication (frog skin), germplasm conservation and international exchange as well as the initiation of research on ...

Cassava was probably introduced into China from South America around 1820. The main production area is in the southern province of Guandong and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. With the catastrophic famines in the 60s, efforts to spread cassava cultivation northward intensified considerably....

Probablemente, la yuca se introdujo a China desde America del Sur alrededor de 1820. La principal area de produccion esta en la provincia surena de Guandong y la Region Autonoma Guangxi Zhuang. Con las catastroficas hambrunas de la decada de los 60, se intensificaron considerablemente los esfuerz...

The possibilities of underdeveloped countries to satisfy their needs for food and to improve the standard of Eving through cassava production are analyzed. The following aspects are studied: potential cassava production (current and potential situation), general research policies and areas (var. ...

Se analizan las posibilidades de los paises subdesarrollados para satisfacer sus necesidades de alimentacion y mejorar el nivel de vida con base en la produccion de yuca. Se contemplan los siguientes aspectos: produccion potencial de la yuca (situacion actual y potencial), politica general de la ...

Indonesia is the premier example of a well-integrated cassava economy, where the multiuse characteristics of the crop are fully exploited. Av. yields range from 2.3 to 19.5 t/ha, depending on cropping system and, above all, land type. The 5 major cassava- producing zones are characterized. Cassav...

Indonesia es el principal ejemplo de una economia de yuca bien integrada, donde las caracteristicas de uso multiple del cultivo se explotan ampliamente. Los rendimientos prom. fluctuan entre 2.3 y 19.5 t/ha, dependiendo del sistema de cultivo y sobre todo del tipo de tierra. Se caracterizan las 5...

A guideline for carrying out regional trials in cassava is given, including necessary steps (identification of collaborators, selection of sites, identification of person in charge, planting and harvesting season, exptl. design, plot size, and border rows); the technology used (selection and trea...

Se describe una guia para la realizacion de las pruebas regionales de yuca, incluyendo los pasos necesarios (identificar colaboradores, seleccionar localidades, identificar el responsable, epoca de siembra y cosecha, diseno, tamano de la parcela y surcos de borde); la tecnologia utilizada (selecc...