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    Root and tuber crop programs at the University of the West Indies

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    Ferguson, T.U.
    Wilson, L.A
    Date
    1986
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    en
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    Ferguson, T.U.;Wilson, L.A. 1986. Root and tuber crop programs at the University of the West Indies . In: Regional Workshop on Root Crops Production and Research in the Caribbean (1985, Guadeloupe). Root crops production and research in the Caribbean: Proceedings . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. p. 185-189.
    Permanent link to cite or share this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10568/82283
    External link to download this item: http://ciat-library.ciat.cgiar.org/Articulos_Ciat/Digital/SB123.E9C.2_An_exchange_of_experiences_from_South_and_South_East_Asia.pdf#page=410
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    Research work on root crops (yam, sweet potato, cassava, potato, and aroids, in particular, cocoyam), carried out by the Faculty of Agriculture of the U. of West Indies, is summarized. Regarding cassava, the major achievements have been the identification of factors limiting its development in the region, the understanding of its growth mechanisms, selection, development, and release of cv., development of improved systems for mechanization, quantification of yield performance on different soil types, studies on the dormancy mechanism in root crops, and development of packages of cultural practices. Outreach and training activities are mentioned, and proposals for research activities on root crops are given. (CIAT)
     
    Se resume el trabajo llevado a cabo sobre cultivos de raices (name, batata, yuca, papa y aroides, particularmente ocumo) por la Facultad de Agricultura de la U. de West Indies. En relacion con yuca, los mayores logros han sido la identificacion de las limitaciones al desarrollo de su cultivo en la region, el entendimiento de sus mecanismos de crecimiento; la seleccion, desarrollo y vulgarizacion de cv.; la creacion de sistemas mejorados para la mecanizacion de la produccion de cultivos de raices; la cuantificacion del rendimiento de la yuca en diferentes tipos de suelo; estudio sobre el mecanismo de letargo en cultivos de raices; y el desarrollo de paquetes de practicas culturales. Se mencionan las actividades de cooperacion internacional y de capacitacion, y se presentan las propuestas para las actividades de investigacion sobre cultivos de raices. (CIAT)
     
    AGROVOC Keywords
    MANIHOT ESCULENTA; CASSAVA PROGRAMS; DEVELOPMENT; STARCH CROPS; PROGRAMAS DE YUCA
    Subjects
    CASSAVA;
    Countries
    TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
    Regions
    CARIBBEAN
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