Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 2: Genetics, breeding, pests and diseases

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.identifier.urlhttps://shop.bdspublishing.com/checkout/Store/bds/Detail/WorkGroup/3-190-52641en
cg.isbn9781786760043en
cg.subject.ciatCASSAVAen
cg.subject.ciatGENETIC RESOURCESen
cg.subject.ciatPESTS AND DISEASESen
cg.subject.ciatPLANT BREEDINGen
dc.contributor.authorClair, Hersheyen
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-05T20:17:28Zen
dc.date.available2018-01-05T20:17:28Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/89933
dc.titleAchieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 2: Genetics, breeding, pests and diseasesen
dcterms.abstractOriginating in South America, cassava is now grown in over 100 countries around the world. It is the third most important source of calories in the tropics after rice and maize. Its caloric value, as well as its ability to tolerate dry conditions and poor soils, makes it a key food security crop in developing countries, particularly in Africa. As demand for food grows, there is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such challenges as climate change, threats from pests and diseases and the need to make cultivation more resource-efficient and sustainable. Drawing on an international range of expertise, this collection focuses on ways of improving the cultivation of cassava at each step in the value chain, from breeding to post-harvest storage. Volume 1 starts by reviewing genetic resources, advances in breeding and their application to produce varieties with desirable traits such as higher yield. It then goes on to review developments in understanding and managing pests and diseases. Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 2: Genetic resources, breeding, pests and diseases will be a standard reference for agricultural scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in improving cassava cultivation. It is accompanied by Volume 1 which reviews cultivation techniques.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationClair, Hershey (Ed). 2017. Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 2: Genetics, breeding, pests and diseases . Burleigh Dodds, 322 p. (Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science)en
dcterms.extent322 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfBurleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Scienceen
dcterms.issued2017
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherBurleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limiteden
dcterms.subjectmanihot esculentaen
dcterms.subjectcassavaen
dcterms.subjectplant breedingen
dcterms.subjectfitomejoramientoen
dcterms.subjectvalue chainen
dcterms.subjectplant diseasesen
dcterms.subjectenfermedades de las plantasen
dcterms.subjectgenetic resourcesen
dcterms.subjectrecursos genéticosen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectseguridad alimentariaen
dcterms.typeBook

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