TY - BOOK AU - Lebot,Vincent ED - C.A.B. International, TI - Tropical root and tuber crops: cassava, sweet potato, yams and aroids T2 - Crop production science in horticulture series AV - SB210.T76 L43 2009eb U1 - 635/.20913 23 PY - 2009/// CY - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK PB - CABI KW - Tuber crops KW - Tropics KW - Root crops KW - Tropical crops KW - Horticultural KW - Field Crops, (New March 2000) KW - Plant Breeding and Genetics KW - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry KW - Plant Production KW - Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000) KW - Plant Pests, (New March 2000) KW - Crop Produce KW - Food Processing (General) KW - Food Composition and Quality KW - Taxonomy and Evolution KW - Alocasia macrorrhiza KW - cabt KW - Amorphophallus campanulatus KW - Colocasia esculenta KW - Cyrtosperma KW - Cyrtosperma merkusii KW - Dioscorea KW - Ipomoea batatas KW - Manihot esculenta KW - Xanthosoma sagittifolium KW - Cassava KW - Origin KW - Plant diseases KW - Plant pests KW - Plant physiology KW - Processing KW - Sweet potatoes KW - Taxonomy KW - Yams KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-404) and index; Cassava -- Sweet Potato -- Yams -- Aroids; Access limited to subscribing institution; Also available in print format N2 - This book (28 chapters), which is the 17th volume in the Crop Production Science in Horticulture Series (18 volumes that focus on scientific principles underlying production practices for economically important horticultural crops from major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas), summarizes the available information regarding the origin, taxonomy, breeding, physiology, agronomy, pathology (pests and diseases) and processing of cassava, sweet potato, yams and aroids (mainly Alocasia macrorrhiza, Amorphophallus campanulatus, Colocasia esculenta, Cyrtosperma merkusii and Xanthosoma sagittifolium). This book is for researchers, farmers, students and all stakeholders in developing countries, and for those who are working in international institutions UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781845934248.0000 ER -