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Tropical root and tuber crops : cassava, sweet potato, yams and aroids / Vincent Lebot.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lebot, Vincent.
- Series:
- Crop production science in horticulture ; 17.
- Crop production science in horticulture series ; 17
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Root crops--Tropics.
- Root crops.
- Tuber crops--Tropics.
- Tuber crops.
- Tropical crops.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (433 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; SECTION I: CASSAVA; SECTION II: SWEET POTATO; SECTION III: YAMS; SECTION IV: AROIDS; REFERENCES; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-404) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-26147-9
- 9786612261473
- 1-84593-621-3
- OCLC:
- 466446563
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