| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 332 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Origin, Distribution and Economic Importance -- The Origins and Taxonomy of Cassava / A.C. Allem -- Cassava in South America and the Caribbean / G. Henry and C. Hershey -- Cassava in Africa / R.J. Hillocks -- Cassava in Asia and the Pacific / I.C. Onwueme -- Botany, Crop Physiology and Agronomy -- Cassava Botany and Physiology / A.A.C. Alves -- Agronomy and Cropping Systems / D. Leihner -- Cassava Mineral Nutrition and Fertilization / R.H. Howeler -- Genetics and Crop Improvement -- Breeding for Crop Improvement / D.L. Jennings and C. Iglesias -- Genetic Resources and Conservation / N.Q. Ng and S.Y.C. Ng -- Cassava Biotechnology / M. Fregene and J. Puonti-Kaerlas -- Crop Protection -- Arthropod Pests / A.C. Bellotti -- The Viruses and Virus Diseases of Cassava / L.A. Calvert and J.M. Thresh -- Bacterial, Fungal and Nematode Diseases / R.J. Hillocks and K. Wydra -- Crop Utilization -- Cassava Utilization, Storage and Small-scale Processing / A. Westby -- Cassava Utilization in Food, Feed and Industry / C. Balagopalan |
| Summary |
This multi-author book covers all aspects of cassava biology, breeding, production, crop protection and utilization. The first section of the book is on the origins, distribution and economic importance of cassava, and includes chapters on cassava in South America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia and the Pacific. Three chapters in the second section cover botany and physiology, agronomy and cropping systems, and mineral nutrition and fertilization. The section on genetics and crop improvement includes chapters on breeding, genetic resources and conservation, and cassava biotechnology. A crop protection section has chapters on arthropod pests, virus diseases, and bacterial, fungal and nematode diseases. The final two chapters are concerned with utilization, storage and processing of cassava |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Cassava.
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Manihot esculenta (species)
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cassava (starch)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
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Fungi.
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Insects.
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Manihot esculenta.
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Nematoda.
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Agronomy.
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Bacterial diseases.
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Biotechnology.
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Botany.
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Cassava.
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Crop production.
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Cropping systems.
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Genetics.
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Geographical distribution.
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Insect pests.
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Plant breeding.
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Plant diseases.
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Plant genetic resources.
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Plant parasitic nematodes.
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Plant pathogenic fungi.
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Plant pathogens.
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Plant physiology.
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Plant protection.
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Plant viruses.
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Processing.
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Storage.
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Taxonomy.
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Cassava
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hillocks, R. J.
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Thresh, J. M.
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Bellotti, Anthony.
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| ISBN |
0851998836 |
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9780851998831 |
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1280829176 |
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9781280829178 |
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