Tropical Root And Tuber Crops

This has been written as a reference book for the agriculturists, research workers and a text book at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.

SECTION I - CASSAVA (MANIHOT SPP.)

1. Cassava (Manihot Spp.)
2. Origin and Geographical Distribution (Manihot Spp.)
3. Cassava: Botany
4. Cassava: Cytogenetics
5. Cassava: Improvement Strategy
6. Cassava: Physiology
7. Cassava: Microbial System
8. Cassava: Climate and Soil
9. Cassava: Agro-Techniques
10. Cassava: Water Management
11. Cassava: Based Cropping System
12. Cassava: Harvesting and Yield
13. Cassava: Area, Production and Productivity
14. Cassava: Diseases
15. Cassava: Pests
16. Cassava: Composition of Tuber and Leaf
17. Cassava: Toxic Principles - Cyanogenic Glucoside
18. Cassava: Utilization of Tapioca
19. Cassava: Post-Harvest Deterioration, Preservation and Shelf-Life
20. Cassava: Marketing and Trade
21. Cassava: Selected References

1. Sweet Potato: Introduction
2. Sweet Potato: Botany
3. Sweet Potato: Cytogenetics
4. Sweet Potato: Improvement Strategy
5. Sweet Potato: Physiology
6. Sweet Potato: Climate and Soil
7. Sweet Potato: Agro-Techniques
8. Sweet Potato: Area, Production and Productivity
9. Sweet Potato: Diseases
10. Sweet Potato: Pests
11. Sweet Potato: Composition of Tubers

1. Aroids: Introduction
2. Coco-Yams: Botany
3. Coco-Yams: Cytogenetics
4. Coco-Yams: Improvement Strategy
5. Coco-Yams: Climate and Soil
6. Coco-Yams: Agro-Techniques
7. Aroids: Area, Production and Productivity
8. Aroids: Diseases
9. Aroids: Pests
10. Coco-Yams: Composition and Utilization
11. Elephant-Food-Yam (Amorphophallus Campanulatu (Roxb.) Blume)
12. Eleplant-Foot-Yam: Agro-Techniques
13. Amorphophallus: Diseases
14. Amophophallus: Pests
15. Amorphophallus: Harvest and Yield
16. Amorphophallus: Chemical Composition

1. Yams (Dioscorea Spp.)
2. Yams: Botany
3. Yams: Cytogenetics
4. Descriptors for Dioscorea Alata
5. Yams: Climate and Soil
6. Yams: Agro-Techniques
7. Yams: World Area, Production and Productivity
8. Yams: Diseases
9. Yam: Pests
10. Yams: Chemical Composition
11. Yams: Utilisation
12. Yam: Problems of Production

1. Minor Tuber Crops
2. Coleus: Agro-Techniques