Tropical Agriculture is Our Business

A Root Crops Book


This book published in 1997 presents a comprehensive review of four tropical root crops. It reviews indigenous and adapted soil and crop management practices as a basis to identify cost-efficient, labor oriented technologies for improved productivity. Chapter 1 describes the unique environmental settings of the tropics with special attention to factors affecting plant growth and yield. Chapters 2 through 5 condense existing knowledge on potato, cassava, sweet potato, and taro. These chapters review the role of root crops in the world food supply, major environmental factors affecting plant growth and yield, and past and current soil and crop management practices used in subsistence and large scale operations. This book is a comprehensive compilation of research findings upon which future research needs can be outlined.

Contents

Chapter 1. The Tropical Environment
Chapter 2. Potato
Chapter 3. Cassava
Chapter 4. Sweet Potato
Chapter 5. Taro

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