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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446350803321

Autore

Lebot Vincent

Titolo

Tropical root and tuber crops : cassava, sweet potato, yams and aroids / / Vincent Lebot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2009

ISBN

1-282-26147-9

9786612261473

1-84593-621-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (433 p.)

Collana

Crop production science in horticulture series ; ; 17

Disciplina

635/.20913

Soggetti

Root crops - Tropics

Tuber crops - Tropics

Tropical crops

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-404) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; SECTION I: CASSAVA; SECTION II: SWEET POTATO; SECTION III: YAMS; SECTION IV: AROIDS; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Most of the world's poorest smallholders depend on tropical roots and tuber crops as their principal source of food and nutrition. This book compiles information on the origin, genetics, physiology, agronomy, pests and diseases and post harvest processing of these crops, while providing ideas for further research and development.