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

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, : CABI Pub, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Disciplina: 633.682
• Soggetto topico: Cassava; Crop production
• Altri autori: HillocksR. J ThreshJ. M BellottiAnthony
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Cassava
• ISBN: 1-280-82917-6; 9786610829170; 0-85199-883-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812514703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II