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ISHS Acta Horticulturae 380

Symposium on Tropical Root Crops in a Developping Economy

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Conveners   F. Ofori, S.K. Hahn 
Editors   F. Ofori, S.K. Hahn 
Publication
date  
1 November 1994 
ISBN   978-90-66050-16-7 
ISSN   0567-7572 (print)   2406-6168 (electronic) 
Number of articles   113 
Volumes  
Place   Accra, Ghana 
Online articles:
FOREWORD (I. I. Adam, I. Adam, K. Caesar, S.G. Obimpeh)
DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF APPROPRIATE ROOT CROPS PACKAGES TO FARMERS IN AFRICA (M.T. Dahniya, M.O. Akoroda, M.N. Alvarez, P.M. Kaindaneh, J. Ambe-Tumanteh, J.E. Okeke, A. Jalloh)
ROOT AND TUBER CROPS IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION: CONSTRAINTS TO PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION (S.P. Ghosh)
CONTRIBUTIONS OF ROOT AND TUBER CROPS TO SOCIOECONOMIC CHANGES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD: THE CASE OF AFRICA, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON GHANA (S.K. Dapaah)
BRIDGING THE RESEARCH-FARM GAP FOR ROOT CROPS IN ADAMAOUA PROVINCE OF NORTHERN CAMEROON (M.O. Akoroda)
CONTRIBUTIONS OF TROPICAL ROOT CROPS TO SOCIOECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD (S. Chandra)
CONTRIBUTIONS OF IMPROVED CASSAVA AND SWEET POTATO VARIETIES TO THE SOCIOECONOMIC CHANGES IN SOME RURAL AREAS OF CAMEROON (J. Ambe-Tumanteh)
COLLABORATION BETWEEN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS, INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTERS, AND FUNDING AGENCIES FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER: THE CASE OF THE CAMEROON NATIONAL ROOT CROPS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (J.A. Ayuk-Takem, S.N. Lyonga, J.M. Ngeve)
AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONSTRAINTS IN THE DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR TROPICAL ROOT AND TUBER CROPS (I.C. Onwueme)
AN EVALUATION OF THE LEVEL OF FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN CASSAVA AND SWEET POTATO ON-FARM TRIALS AND DEMONSTRATIONS IN SIERRA LEONE (B. N. Lahai)
GENOTYPE EVALUATION FOR INTERCROPPING SYSTEMS (D.S.O. Osiru, H.C. Ezumah)
EFFECTS OF FERTILIZER AND TIME OF INTRODUCTION OF CASSAVA IN YAM/MAIZE/CASSAVA INTERCROP ON COMPONENT YIELDS (S.O. Odurukwe, J.E.G. Ikeorgu)
POTENTIAL UTILIZATION OF TUBERS FROM THREE TROPICAL ROOT CROPS IN PREPARING DEHYDRATED MYCOLOGICAL MEDIA (R.T. Awuah)
ENZYMATIC STARCH EXTRACTION FROM TROPICAL ROOT AND TUBER CROPS (J. Kallabinski, C. Balagopalan)
QUALITY ASPECTS OF TROPICAL ROOT CROP STARCHES (J. Rickard)
TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE OF A ROOT CROP CHIPPING MACHINE (Y.W. Jeon, L.S. Halos)
POLYPLOID BREEDING OF CASSAVA (S.K. Hahn, K.V. Bai, . , R. Asiedu, A. Dixion, S.Y. Ng)
INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION IN THE GENUS MANIHOT—PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS (R. Asiedu, S.K. Hahn, K. Vijaya Bai, A.G.O. Dixon)
CORRELATED RESPONSE AND USE OF SELECTION INDEX IN CASSAVA (N.M. Mahungu, H.R. Chheda, M.E. Aken'Ova, S.K. Hahn)
AN AGROECOLOGICALLY-ORIENTED INTRODUCTION OF CASSAVA GERMPLASM FROM LATIN AMERICA INTO AFRICA (M.C.M. Porto, R. Asiedu, A. Dixon, S.K. Hahn)
GENOTYPIC STABILITY AND ADAPTABILITY: ANALYTICAL METHODS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CASSAVA BREEDING FOR LOW-INPUT AGRICULTURE (A.G.O. Dixon, R. Asiedu, S.K. Hahn)
YIELD STABILITY PARAMETERS FOR COMPARING CASSAVA VARIETIES (J.M. Ngeve)
GENOTYPE X ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION STUDIES WITH CASSAVA (J.A. Otoo, A.G.O. Dixon, R. Asiedu, J.E. Okeke, G.N. Maroya, K. Tougnon, O.O. Okoli, J.P. Tetteh, S.K. Hahn)
CASSAVA BREEDING AT CIAT: HERITABILITY ESTIMATES AND GENETIC PROGRESS IN THE 1980S (Carlos A. Iglesias, Clair H. Hershey)
TRUE CASSAVA SEED: RESEARCH FOR A PRODUCTION ALTERNATIVE (Carlos A. Iglesias, Clair H. Hershey)
GERMINATION OF CASSAVA (MANIHOT ESCULENTA CRANTZ) POLLEN (R.E. Mbahe, M.E. Aken'Ova, S.K. Hahn)
SCREENING CASSAVA CULTIVARS FOR RESISTANCE TO THE CASSAVA ANTHRACNOSE DISEASE (CAD) (T. Ikotun, S.K. Hahn)
LES POURRIDIÉS DU MANIOC AU CONGO : PREMIÈRE EVALUATION DES DEGATS SUR LE MANIOC ET IDENTIFICATION DES AGENTS PATHOGÈNES (C. Makambila, Bakala L. Koumouno)
A COMPARISON OF CYANIDE ACCUMULATION, LEAF RETENTION AND LINAMARASE ACTIVITY OF CASSAVA VARIETIES DURING WATER STRESS (L.A. Nwosu, F.A. Onofeghara)
INTERCROP YIELDS OF CASSAVA AND RICE AS INFLUENCED BY CASSAVA VARIETY AND POPULATION (M.T. Dahniya, A. Jalloh, H.C. Ezumah)
PRODUCTION OF CASSAVA-RICE INTERCROP AS INFLUENCED BY CASSAVA VARIETY AND TIME OF INTRODUCING RICE INTO CASSAVA (A. Jalloh, M.T. Dahniya, H.C. Ezumah)
AMENDEMENTS CALCAIRES DYNAMIQUE DU PHOSPHORE ET NUTRITION PHOSPHORIQUE DU RIZ ET DU MANIOC DANS LES SOLS ACIDES DU CONGO (D. Dzaba)
PRODUCTIVITY OF NIGERIA'S ELITE CASSAVA CULTIVARS GROWN IN MIXTURE WITH CONTRASTING MAIZE GENOTYPES (J.E.G. Ikeorgu, S.O. Odurukwe)
A SURVEY OF CASSAVA CULTIVATION PRACTICES GHANA (C. Annor-Frempong)
CONTRIBUTION À L'ÉTUDE DU MANIOC PIGMENTATION JAUNE AU CONGO (E.B. Dongala, G. Maloumbi, C. Badila-Samba, C. Nzobo)
CASSAVA BASED FOODS: HOW SAFE ARE THEY? (M. Bokanga, E. Otoo)
ISSUES OF CASSAVA CYANIDE: NIGERIA'S EXPERIENCE (G.O. Obigbesan)
IMPROVED METHODS OF ANALYSIS FOR CYANIDE IN CASSAVA AND SCREENING FOR LOW CYANIDE VARIETIES IN THE PACIFIC (J. Howard Bradbury, Sylvia V. Egan)
ALTERNATIVE BREADS FROM CASSAVA FLOUR (G. Eggleston, P. Omoaka)
IMPORTANCE OF FERMENTATION IN CASSAVA PROCESSING (A. Westby)
GARI PROCESSING IN IBADAN METROPOLIS: FACTORS CONTROLLING QUALITY AT THE SMALL-SCALE LEVEL (M. Olayinka Sanni)
UPGRADING TRADITIONAL CASSAVA FERMENTATION THROUGH PROCESS IMPROVEMENT (O. B. Oyewole)
POSSIBILITÉS D'UTILISATION DU MANIOC DANS L'ALIMENTATION DES POULETS DE CHAIR : VALEUR NUTRITIONNELLE ET CONTRAINTES ECONOMIQUES (Y.O. Tiémoko)
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SOLAR AND OPEN SUNDRYING OF CASSAVA CHIPS IN UGANDA (W. R. Odogola)
CASSAVA DRYING IN A WOOD-FIRED DEEP-BED CROP DRYER (A. K. Dzisi, J. Wirth)
DEVELOPMENT OF A CASSAVA CHIPPING MACHINE (O.O. Ajibola, M.O. Faborode, T.K. Salami, B.S. Okpe)
LATEST FINDINGS ON THE HARVEST OF CASSAVA ROOTS ACCORDING TO THE DIG AND PULL PRINCIPLE (L. Peipp, E. Mahnert, R. Neumann)
INFLUENCE DE L'URBANISATION SUR LA CONSOMMATION DE LA CHIKWANGUE AU CONGO (J. Massamba, S. Treche)
IMPACT OF INTEGRATED CASSAVA PROJECTS AMONG SMALL-SCALE FARMERS IN SELECTED LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES (G. Henry, R. Best)
CASSAVA PRODUCTION TRENDS IN AFRICA (Felix I. Nweke, R. Polson, J. Strauss)
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF VIRUS-FREE YAM (DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA POIR.) (S.Y.C. Ng)
CARBON SOURCE REQUIREMENT FOR THE CULTURE OF WHITE YAM (DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA) EMBRYOS IN VITRO (C.E.A. Okezie, S.N.C. Okonkwo, F.I.O. Nwoke)
DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM SETT SIZE FOR WHITE GUINEA YAM (DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA POIR.) SEED YAM PRODUCTION: TRENDS IN SPROUTING IN THE PRESPROUT NURSERY AND FIELD PERFORMANCE (C.E. Gyansa-Ameyaw, S.K. Hahn, N.M. Alvarez, E.V. Doku)
MANIPULATION OF CULTURAL FACTORS TO INCREASE MICROTUBER SIZE AND FREQUENCY IN SHOOT CULTURES OF FOOD YAM, DIOSCOREA ALATA L. CV. ORIENTAL LISBON (A.Y. Alhassan, S.H. Mantell)
THE RESPONSE OF YAM (DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA POIR.) TO VARIOUS PERIODS OF WEED INTERFERENCE IN AN INTERCROPPING WITH MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.), OKRA (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS L. MOENCH), AND SWEET POTATO (IPOMOEA BATATAS L. LAM) (G.C. Orkwor, O.U. Okereke, F.O.C. Ezedinma, S.K. Hahn, H.C. Ezumah, I.O. Akobundu)
PROSPECTS AND CONSTRAINTS TO YAM PRODUCTION IN GHANA (J.P. Tetteh, C. Saakwa)
THE SUITABILITY OF GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM IN-SITU LIVE STAKE ON THE YIELD AND PERFORMANCE OF WHITE YAM (DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA) (O.I. Otu, A.A. Agboola)
AN ECONOMIC EXAMINATION OF CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN YAM (DIOSCOREA SPP.) PRODUCTION IN FAKO DIVISION, CAMEROON (E. T. Acquah, Nganje W. Evange)
THE ECONOMICS OF YAM (DIOSCOREA SPP.) PRODUCTION IN CAMEROON: THE CASE OF FAKO DIVISION (E.T. Acquah, Nganje W. Evange)
ECONOMICS OF SEED YAM PRODUCTION FROM MINISETTS IN UMUDIKE IN SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL GROWERS (N.O.A. Ezeh)
YAM FOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE: POTENTIALS AND PROSPECTS IN GHANA (S. Asuming-Brempong)
THE ROLE OF THE WILD IPOMOEA TRIFIDA GERMPLASM IN SWEET POTATO BREEDING (I. Shiotani, Z.Z. Huang, S. Sakamoto, T. Miyazaki)
BIOLOGY AND PHEROMONE STUDIES WITH THE SWEET POTATO WEEVILS: CYLAS PUNCTICOLLIS (BOHE.) AND C. BRUNNEUS (FABR.) (N.E.J.M. Smit, O. Magenya, B.L. Parker)
SWEET POTATO IN THE FOOD SYSTEMS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (Peter T. Ewell, J. Mutuura)
DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR FRUITY FOOD PRODUCTS FROM SWEET POTATO (V. Truong)
THE EFFECT OF CHILL INJURY ON THE PROCESSING OF SWEET POTATO FOR PUREE (Paul W. Wilson, David H. Pichal, M. Ameny)
SWEET POTATO UTILIZATION IN POULTRY DIETS (O. O. Tewe)
THE GENETICS OF RESISTANCE TO COCOYAM ROOT ROT BLIGHT COMPLEX DISEASE IN XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM (L.) SCHOTT (A. Agueguia, C.A. Fatokun, S.K. Hahn)
IN VITRO PRESERVATION OF COCOYAM GERMPLASM UNDER REDUCED TEMPERATURE AND LIGHT CONDITIONS (E. Acheampong)
COCOYAM (XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM SCHOTT [L.]) HYBRIDIZATION STUDIES: POLLEN VIABILITY AND SEED GERMINATION (J.T. Tambong, M. Meboka)
ALAFUA SUNRISE AND SAMOA HYBRID IMPROVE THE PRODUCTION OF TARO (COLOCASIA ESCULENTA [L] SCHOTT) IN THE PACIFIC (Jill E. Wilson, P. Sivan, C. Munroe)
FIELD EVALUATION OF COCOYAM (XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM (L) SCHOTT) FOR TOLERANCE TO THE ROOT ROT DISEASE CAUSED BY PYTHIUM MYRIOTYLUM (J.G. Wutoh, J.T. Tambong, M.M. Meboka, S. Nzietchueng)
MACABO ROOT ROT DISEASE IN CAMEROON: KNOWLEDGE, OCCURRENCE, AND INCIDENCE IN FAKO DIVISION (E.T. Acquah, A. Nnoung, A. Mbassa, J.C. Mboua)
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF XANTHOSOMA AND COLOCASIA SPP. UNDER DIFFERENT SPACINGS (O. Safo-Kantanka, V. Boateng, E.B. Chamba)
INFLUENCE OF VARIETY, MATURITY AT HARVEST, CHLORINATION, AND PACKAGING ON COCOYAM (XANTHOSOMA SPP.) IN STORAGE (M.R. Bikomo)
POTATO PRODUCTION FROM TRUE POTATO SEED (L.C. Sikka, A.S. Bhagari, J.M. Ssebuliba, R. Kanzikwera)
THE DEVELOPMENT OF POTATO PRODUCTION IN AFRICA AND PERSPEDTIVES OF LOW-COST POTATO PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY (J. Geertsema)
EFFECT OF FUNGICIDES ON LATE BLIGHT AND YIELD OF POTATO IN THE WEST PROVINCE OF CAMEROON (D.A. Fontem, B. A. Aighewi)
EFFECT OF CROP COVER ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF POTATO (SOLANUM TUBEROSUM) (C. M. Tankou, B. Aighewi)
DELETERIOUS INFLUENCE OF WATER-LOGGING ON POTATO IN WARM CLIMATES (I.J. Ekanayake)
LES CONTRAINTES LIÉES A LA DIFFUSION DE LA TECHNIQUE AMELIORÉE DE PRODUCTION DESEMENCEAUX D'IGNAME (A. N'Kay)
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF YAM MINISETT TECHNOLOGY AMONG FARMERS IN NIGERIA (C.C. Asiabaka)
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CASSAVA PROGRAM IN LIBERIA AND DISSEMINATION OF APPRORIATE PACKAGES TO FARMERS (M. A-AS-Saqui)
SWEET POTATO: A SOURCE OF INCOME FOR LOW-INCOME RURAL FAMILIES IN UGANDA (B. Bashaasha, R.O.M. Mwanga)
SEED POTATO (SOLANUM SPP.) PRODUCTION USING APICAL CUTTINGS AND TUBERCLES IN KENYA (C. Carli, P.K. Njoroge, C.M. Makwa)
DEVELOPMENT OF POTATO (SOLANUM TUBEROSUM) VARIETIES WITH RESISTANCE TO LATE BLIGHT (PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS) FOR THE HIGHLANDS OF CAMEROON (C. Martin, D. Njualem)
THE GROWTH BEHAVIOR OF SOME LINAMARIN-HYDROLYSING MICROORGANISMS IN THE CYANIDE MEDIUM OF FERMENTING CASSAVA PULP (M.A.N. Ejiofor)
SURVEY AND IDENTIFICATION OF POTATO VIRUSES IN THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS OF CAMEROON (V.N. Fondong, C. Ntonifor, T. Gass)
MACABO ROOT ROT DISEASE: KNOWLEDGE, OCCURENCE AND INCIDENCE-A CASE STUDY OF FAKO DIVISION IN CAMEROON (E.T. Acquah, A. Nnoung, A. Mbassa, J.C. Mboua)
LE VIRUS DE LA MOSAÏQUE DE L'IGNAME AU TOGO (M.Y. Gumedzoe)
PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON THE EFFECTS OF PLANTING PATTERN AND PLANT SPACING ON YIELD COCOYAM (XANTHOSOMA SAGITTIFOLIUM) (G.K. Hotsonyame, E.K.S. Ahiekpor)
PERFORMANCE OF SWEET POTATO GERMPLASM AT MID-ELEVATIONS IN KENYA (J.W. Irungu, G.M. Karanja, M. Gethi, H.M. Kidanemariam)
EVALUATION OF CASSAVA VARIETIES AT TWO PLANTING DATES IN MOZAMBIQUE (M. Jorge)
ON-FARM VERIFICATION OF CASSAVA-BASED INTERCROPPING SYSTEMS IN TANZANIA MAINLAND (R. Kapinga, M. Msabaha, A.K. Nyango)
STORAGE DISEASES OF SWEET POTATO (IPOMOEA BATATAS L.) IN KENYA (A.W. Kihurani, R.W. Gatumbi, L.G. Skoglund)
SWEET POTATO (IPOMOEA BATATAS L.) YIELD RESPONSE TO FERTILIZER, VINE LENGTH AND TYPE ON FARMERS' FIELDS (M.T. Lahai, M.T. Dahniya, A.B. Gbani)
AFRICAN CASSAVA MOSAIC VIRUS: AN UNSOLVED PROBLEM (J.M. Thresh)
CHANGES IN CYANIDE CONTENT DURING TRADITIONAL PROCESSING OF CASSAVA INTO ¿MAKAKA AND¿ ¿MAPHUMU¿ (J.D.K. Saka)
DU TUBE AUX PLANTULES REPIQUÉEES AU VIETNAM (N. Uyen)
CHARACTERISATION OF CASSAVA ß-GLUCOSIDASES (H. Yeoh)
SWEET POTATO GERMPLASM COLLECTION AND EVALUATION IN THE HIGHLANDS OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES (L.L. Tandang, E.O. Badol, M.B. Baucas, B.A. Anselmo)
EVALUATION OF TRUE POTATO SEED (TPS) PROGENIES FOR SEEDLING-TUBER PRODUCTION UNDER CAMEROON CONDITIONS (C. Ntonifor, C. Martin, P. Demo)
CARACTERISATION DES ISOLATS DE PYTHIUM MYRIOTYLUM, AGENT PATHOGENE DE LA POURRITURE RACINAIRE DU MACABO (XANTHOSOMA SP.) AU CAMEROON (S. Nzietchueng, J. Saghohan)
CASSAVA PEEL MEAL AS A FEED INGREDIENT IN CHICKEN DIETS: A REVIEW (S.A. Osei)
PERFORMANCE OF WATER YAM (DIOSCOREA ALATA) UNDER BY VARIUS AGRONOMIC PRACTICES (M. Makame)
DIOSCOREA DUMETORUM: A HANDICAPPED BUT POTENTIAL FOOD SOURCE (I. Mbome, T. Egbe)
SYSTÈME DE PRODUCTION ET DE DIFFUSION DE VARIÉTIÉSAMELOREES PLANTES À RACINES ET TUBERCULES AU RWANDA (G. Ndamage)
CONSTRAINTES LICÉS À LA PRODUCTION ET UTILISATION DES PLANTES À RACINES ET TUBERCULES À MADAGASCAR (B.E. Rakotoarisoa)
PERFORMANCE OF EXOTIC AND LOCAL VARIETIES OF CASSAVA (MANIHOT ESCULENTA CRANTZ) IN ECOLOGICAL ZONES IN GHANA (O.O. Okoli, A.F.K. Kissiedu, S.K. Hahn, J.A. Otoo, E. Amas)
A SURVEY ON NONVIRAL PATHOGENS AND DISORDERS OF SWEET POTATO IN KENYA (L.G. Skoglund, R.W. Gatumbi, A.W. Kihurani)
INTEGRATION OF NEW BIOTECHNOLOGIES INTO EXISTING SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OF AFRICA FOR SOLVING THE CRISIS IN FOOD PRODUCTION (J.G. Wutoh, J. Zok, M. Meboka, L. Nyonchembeng)
THE PERFORMANCE OF TWO LOCAL YAM (DIOSCOREA SPP) VARIETIES UNDER IMPROVED MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (O. p'Obwoya, B. Mateeka)
CHEMICAL PROTECTANTS FOR ENCHACED WOUND HEALING AND REDUCED DETERIORATION IN COCOYAM (COLOCASIA ESCULENTA SCHOTT) (M.I. Nwufo, J.C. Obiafoan)
THE PERFORMANCE OF SWEET POTATO VARIETIES WITH MAIZE AND SORGHUM INTERCROPS IN MALAWI (R.F.N. Sauti, E.S. Matabwa, G.F. Bakali, W.S. Braunnworth Jr)
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