Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Cassava Volume 2: Genetics, Breeding, Pests and Diseases

by Elizabeth Parkes, Alfredo Alves, Piya Kittipadakul, et al.

Originating in South America, cassava is 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. As demand for food grows, there is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such challenges as climate change, threats from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786760045
• ISBN13: 9781786760043
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"