/ edited by R.J. Hillocks and J.M. Thresh and A.C. Bellotti
Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York, NY, USA
: CABI Pub.,
, c2002.
xi, 332 p. ill., map 25 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: PART I: ORIGIN, DISTRIBUTION AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE -- 1 The Origins and Taxonomy of Cassava 1 -- A.C. Allem -- 2 Cassava in South America and the Caribbean 17 -- G. Henry and C. Hershey -- 3 Cassava in Africa 41 -- R.J. Hillocks -- 4 Cassava in Asia and the Pacific 5 5 -- I.C. Onwueme -- PART II: BOTANY, CROP PHYSIOLOGY AND AGRONOMY -- 5 Cassava Botany and Physiology 67 -- A.A.C. Alves -- 6 Agronomy and Cropping Systems 91 -- D. Leihner -- 7 Cassava Mineral Nutrition and Fertilization 115 -- R.H. Howeler -- PART III: GENETICS AND CROP IMPROVEMENT -- 8 Breeding for Crop Improvement 149 -- D.L. Jennings and C. Iglesias -- 9 Genetic Resources and Conservation 167 -- N.Q. Ngand S.Y.C. Ng -- 10 Cassava Biotechnology 179 -- M. Fregene and J. Puonti-Kaerlas -- PART IV: CROP PROTECTION -- 11 Arthropod Pests 209 -- A.C. Bellotti -- 12 The Viruses and Virus Diseases of Cassava 237 -- L.A. Calvert andJ.M. Thresh -- 13 Bacterial, Fungal and Nematode Diseases 261 -- R.J. Hillocks and K. Wydra -- PART V: CROP UTILIZATION -- 14 Cassava Utilization, Storage and Small-scale Processing 281 -- A. Westby -- 15 Cassava Utilization in Food, Feed and Industry 301 -- C. Balagopalan.