The class of root, tuber and banana (RTB) crops encompasses banana and plantain, cassava, potato, sweet potato, taro, yam and a number of lesser cultivated and consumed root and tuber crops. RTB are the second most important group of crops in LDCs after cereals. RTB are vital for food security, w...
In India cassava breeding is done mainly at the Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) in Trivandrum, as well as in the State Agricultural Universities through the All India Co-ordinating Centres.
CTCRI maintains 786 exotic and 848 indigenous accessions of cassava and 8 wild species in it...
The role of cassava in Indonesia is becoming more important, whether it is used for food, for industrial processing or for export. The government of Indonesia has established two policies in the agricultural sector, namely: food diversification and increased productivity in the uplands. Food dive...
Poespodarsono, Soemarjo
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Widodo, Yudi
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[Recent progress of cassava varietal improvement in Indonesia]
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Recent progress of cassava varietal improvement in Indonesia
In recent years, cassava agronomy research in China has emphasized soil fertility maintenance, erosion control, planting methods and date of planting and harvesting. The research was conducted in cooperation between the Guangxi Subtropical Crops Research Institute, the South China Academy of Trop...
Tian, Yinong
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Lee, Jun
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Zhang, Weite
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Fang, Baiping
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[Recent progress in cassava agronomy research in China]
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Recent progress in cassava agronomy research in China
The paper discusses the research progress mainly for the period of 1990-1993. There are three institutions, SCATC, UCRI and GSCRI, which are systematically working on cassava breeding in China. Since the principal constraint to cassava varietal improvement is the lack of genetic variability, the ...
The report covers varietal improvement for the period 1990-1993. Not much progress was made in the 1990/91 season due to the occurence of a super typhoon that damaged standing field trials. In recent years, however, progress in selection was made in terms of high yield and dry matter content and ...
Mariscal, Algerico M.
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Bacusmo, José L.
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[Recent progress in cassava varietal improvement in the Philippines]
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Recent progress in cassava varietal improvement in the Philippines