Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Cassava, Sweet Potato, Yams And Aroids

Vegeculture, tropical food production based on vegetatively propagated energy crops, probably emerged before agriculture based on cereals and grains. The tropical root and tuber crops (cassava, sweet potato, yams and aroids) are among the oldest on earth. In many areas, especially in the wet trop...

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Tác giả chính: Lebot, Vincent
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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-367762023-11-11T05:24:31Z Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Cassava, Sweet Potato, Yams And Aroids Lebot, Vincent Tropical Cassava Vegeculture, tropical food production based on vegetatively propagated energy crops, probably emerged before agriculture based on cereals and grains. The tropical root and tuber crops (cassava, sweet potato, yams and aroids) are among the oldest on earth. In many areas, especially in the wet tropics, they were the only staples and fed extensive populations before the introduction of cereals. Today, they represent the second most important set of food crops in developing countries, closely following the cereals. They are produced with low inputs but are an important source of income and employment in marginal areas, especially for women. Consumed mostly by the poorest, they contribute greatly to food security and are held in high esteem culturally. They are also cash crops and are used for animal feed or as raw material for industrial processing. 2014-04-01T03:25:18Z 2014-04-01T03:25:18Z 2009 Book 978 1 84593 424 8 https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/36776 en application/pdf CABI
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topic Tropical
Cassava
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Cassava
Lebot, Vincent
Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Cassava, Sweet Potato, Yams And Aroids
description Vegeculture, tropical food production based on vegetatively propagated energy crops, probably emerged before agriculture based on cereals and grains. The tropical root and tuber crops (cassava, sweet potato, yams and aroids) are among the oldest on earth. In many areas, especially in the wet tropics, they were the only staples and fed extensive populations before the introduction of cereals. Today, they represent the second most important set of food crops in developing countries, closely following the cereals. They are produced with low inputs but are an important source of income and employment in marginal areas, especially for women. Consumed mostly by the poorest, they contribute greatly to food security and are held in high esteem culturally. They are also cash crops and are used for animal feed or as raw material for industrial processing.
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title Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Cassava, Sweet Potato, Yams And Aroids
title_short Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Cassava, Sweet Potato, Yams And Aroids
title_full Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Cassava, Sweet Potato, Yams And Aroids
title_fullStr Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Cassava, Sweet Potato, Yams And Aroids
title_full_unstemmed Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Cassava, Sweet Potato, Yams And Aroids
title_sort tropical root and tuber crops cassava, sweet potato, yams and aroids
publisher CABI
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url https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/36776
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