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The relevance of CIAT`s cassava researches in the Asian and Pacific Region

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Title The relevance of CIAT`s cassava researches in the Asian and Pacific Region
 
Creator Obordo, RA
 
Subject MANIHOT ESCULENTA
CASSAVA PROGRAMS
COLOMBIA
CULTIVATION
DEVELOPMENT
GERMPLASM
GROWTH
PEST CONTROL
PHYSIOLOGY
PLANT BREEDING
PLANT DEVELOPMENT
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY
QUARANTINE MEASURES
RESEARCH
ROOT PRODUCTIVITY
SELECTION
SOUTH AMERICA
STARCH CROPS
AMERICA
 
Description The most outstanding results of research on cassava at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) are presented and the extent to which they can be transferred or used under conditions present in Asia and the Pacific area is indicated, in particular, on physiology, var. improvement, pest and disease control, and cultural practices. The objectives of CIAT`s cassava program are given. Among the most outstanding results, the following are mentioned: compilation and dissemination of information on cassava (abstracts, photocopies, specialized monographs, reviews); accumulation of genetic material (2500 entries); identification of an optimum LAI; distribution of a total of 21,270 hybrid seeds and 50,100 open-pollinated seeds to 28 countries; obtainment of hybrid selections which outyield local cv. by 50-150 percent; and the use of HI as an indicator in the selection of cross parents, seedling selection, and single row planting trials. The contributions in disease and pest control are emphasized and recommendations related to the movement of vegetative propagating material among countries are included. (CIAT)
 
Date 2016-01-18T13:33:52Z
2016-01-18T13:33:52Z
1978
 
Type Conference Paper
 
Identifier OBORDO, R.A. 1978. The relevance of CIAT`s cassava researches in the Asian and Pacific Region. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 25 p.
http://hdl.handle.net/10568/69867
 
Language en
 
Publisher Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)