Based on the considerations related to the characteristics of cassava, centers of origin, and the traditional system of cultivation, several conclusions were made regarding the relationships between the plant and NPFs, constituted by disease and pest pressures and edaphic and climatic factors. It...
Lozano, J.C.
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Byrne, D.
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Bellotti, Anthony C.
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[The relationships between cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), ecosystems, diseases and pests and their influence on breeding strategy]
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The relationships between cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), ecosystems, diseases and pests and their influence on breeding strategy
Background information is given on a cassava seed production project to be carried out on the northern coast of Colombia to improve crop productivity in the region through the use of improved planting material. The proposed methodology includes a survey to determine seed quality problems and geog...
López M., J.
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[Antecedentes y bases para un proyecto de produccion de semilla de yuca en la Costa Norte de Colombia]
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Antecedentes y bases para un proyecto de produccion de semilla de yuca en la Costa Norte de Colombia
Perspectives on the market situation of the commodities of the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, CIAT (cassava, beans, beef, pork, rice, and maize) in 1976 are summarized. Useful information that could serve as frame of reference is included: relative importance of agriculture in L.A....
Nores, G.A.
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Rivas, L
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Posada, R
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Álvarez, C.
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Díaz, R.O.
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[Latin America: Trend highlights on beans, beef, pork, cassava, rice and corn]
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Latin America: Trend highlights on beans, beef, pork, cassava, rice and corn
This is a summary of a lecture on cassava given to CIAT`s trainees. The following of areas are discussed: cassava as a raw material for human nutrition, animal feeding and industrial uses. The processing of cassava meal, starch and chip manufacturing and diagrams of the processes are included. Ca...
Cassava is among the food crops that tolerate soil acidity well; therefore, it is often planted on highly acid, unfertile soils without fertilization or liming. Nevertheless, cassava needs large quantities of P for maximum productivity. In fertilization trials at Carimagua (Llanos Orientales, Col...
A trend exists for using natural dried cassava as an animal feed. However, the technology of cassava drying is not well developed. The rate at which cassava dries when placed in the open air depends on the drying system, the relative humidity, the air temperature and the wind velocity. Particles ...
Experience acquired in the first regional trials in Colombia was used as a basis for the initial structuration of an international cooperative network to evaluate cassava cultivars. Each year, the cassava breeding section at CIAT would supply the agronomy section with 5 promising cultivars, which...
Toro, Julio C.
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Franklin, D.
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[Consideraciones en la estructuracion de una red cooperativa internacional para la evaluacion de variedades promisorias de yuca]
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Consideraciones en la estructuracion de una red cooperativa internacional para la evaluacion de variedades promisorias de yuca
A list is given of harmful and beneficial insects found on cassava in several localities of the states of Valle del Cauca, Huila and Santander and the Llanos Orientales (Colombia) from 1973- 1976. Data include the insect order, family and species, as well as the type of damage caused. (CIAT)
Pena, J
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[Lista de insectos daninos y beneficos recolectados en cultivo de yuca 1973-1976]
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Lista de insectos daninos y beneficos recolectados en cultivo de yuca 1973-1976
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. ...
The different methodological stages of cassava on-farm trials and their relationships regarding the objectives and functions of the Cassava Program at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) are outlined. Site selection, farm trial design and analysis, and some illustrative result...