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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780319003321

Titolo

Cassava [[electronic resource] ] : biology, production and utilization / / edited by R.J. Hillocks and J.M. Thresh and A.C. Bellotti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, : CABI Pub, c2002

ISBN

1-280-82917-6

9786610829170

0-85199-883-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HillocksR. J

ThreshJ. M

BellottiAnthony

Disciplina

633.682

Soggetti

Cassava

Crop production

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The Origins and Taxonomy of Cassava; 2 Cassava in South America and the Caribbean*; 3 Cassava in Africa; 4 Cassava in Asia and the Pacific; 5 Cassava Botany and Physiology; 6 Agronomy and Cropping Systems; 7 Cassava Mineral Nutrition and Fertilization; 8 Breeding for Crop Improvement; 9 Genetic Resources and Conservation; 10 Cassava Biotechnology; 11 Arthropod Pests; 12 The Viruses and Virus Diseases of Cassava; 13 Bacterial, Fungal and Nematode Diseases; 14 Cassava Utilization, Storage and Small-scale Processing

15 Cassava Utilization in Food, Feed and IndustryIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Cassava is a major tropical tuber crop found throughout the tropics (India, Africa and Latin America). This text covers all aspects of cassava biology, production and utilization. It is a comprehensive research level overview of this crop.