Key Resource1985-04-01 Root crops is a general term commonly used for a wide variety of food plants that have an underground storage organ known as a root, tuber (rhizome), corm, or bulb. Root crops are rich in starch, and low in protein and oil. They are excellent sources of calories. Some are consumed as major...
1988-01-01 This publication lists all the infectious diseases and noninfectious disorders of the sweet potato. It includes symptoms, causal organism and disease cycles and pathogenesis.
2001-01-01 In this volume, reports from three regional or global partnerships are featured: Consortium for the Sustainable Development of Natural Resources in the Andes, Global Initiative on Late Blight, and Strategic Initiative on Urban and Periurban Agriculture. Each partnership reflects the direct...
2000-01-01 Kabale District in the highlands of southwest Uganda provides an opportunity to examine the dynamic roles of potato and sweetpotato in an area of intensifying agricultural production in response to increasing population pressure and market demand. Based on field research conducted in three sites...
1998-01-01 The sweet potato (also spelled 'sweetpotato') is an eccentric vegetable requiring different treatment than any other root crop grown by home gardeners. Half of this book deals with growing, curing and storing the sweet potato. The rest is a leisurely tour through the history, science and lore of...