Published January 30, 1998
Volume 75 Number 1

Research Papers

Alfred E. Hartemink, Mark Johnston
Root biomass and nutrient uptake of taro in the lowlands of Papua New Guinea. (01)
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Siosiua M. Halavatau, Jane N. O'Sullivan, Colin J. Asher, F. Pax C. Blamey
Better nutrition for the improvement of sweetpotato and taro yields in the South Pacific. (06)
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M. Johnston, P.A. Gendua
The growth performance of taro (Colocasia esculenta) grown from true seed. (13)
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P. Lusembo, C. Ebong, E.N. Sabiiti
Integration of cassava tuber and forage legume seed production for sustained soil fertility. (18)
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W. Mohammad, M.M. Iqbal, S.M. Shah, H. Nawaz, N. Basar
Evaluation of nitrification inhibitor to improve fertilizer N use efficiency in potato crop. (21)
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J.A. Otoo, A. Missah, C. Osei, A.G. Carson, A.Y. Alhassan, J.K. Taah, P.P. Frimpong-Manso, K.O. Asubonteng, A. Ankoma
Performance of sweetpotato in different agro-ecologies in Ghana. (25)
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Anthony Seesahai, Theodore U. Ferguson
The yield response of two sweetpotato cultivars grown in bags using different soil amendments. (29)
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Audrey A. Trotman, Pauline P. David, Conrad K. Bonsi, Walter A. Hill, Philip A. Loretan
Comparison of the elemental composition of sweetpotato grown in a bioreactor effluent and modified half Hoagland solution. (35)
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Po Ki Ho, Lawrence Ramsden
Mechanisms of taro resistance to leaf blight. (39)
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Jacqueline d'A. Hughes, Lelia N. Dongo, Shou Y.C. Ng
Diagnosis of yam viruses. (45)
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Dave G. Hutton
Use of household disinfectants to suppress Pratylenchus coffeae and dry rot of yellow yam (Dioscorea cayenensis). (49)
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Frank D. Mc Donald, Angela T. Alleyne, Leonard W. O'garro, Ashton J. Delauney
Yam anthracnose in the English-speaking islands of the Eastern Caribbean: Successes and research advances in disease management. (53)
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W. Msikita, B. James, M. Ahounou, H. Baimey, B.G. Facho, R. Fagbemissi
Discovery of new diseases of cassava in West Africa. (58)
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T.K. Amenyenu, P.P. David, E. Bonsi, R. Zambawa
Effect of foliage removal on root yield, dry matter, and proximate composition of five sweetpotato genotypes in Ghana. (64)
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A. Jalloh
Cassava plant population and leaf harvesting effects on the productivity of cassava-rice intercrop on the upland in Sierra Leone. (67)
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A. Larbi, A.G.O. Dixon, J.W. Smith, O.T. Yusuf
Variations in root and foliage yields and quality among green mite-resistant cassava clones. (72)
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Lawrence A. Wilson, Lynda D. Wickham, Theodore Ferguson
Alternative manifestations in origin form, and function of the primary nodal complex of yams (Dioscorea spp.): A review. (77)
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J.A. Agona, M. Silim Nahdy, D.P. Giga, D. Rees
The effect of salting sweetpotato chips prior to drying on infestation by Araecerus fasciculatus. (84)
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Mpoko Bokanga
Cassava in Africa: The root of development in the 21st century. (89)
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Eddie Chan, Mary Milne, Euan Fleming
The causes and consequences of taro leaf blight in Samoa and the implications for trade patterns in taro in the South Pacific region. (93)
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S. Chandra
Tropical root crops: Sustainable food security for the 21st century. (99)
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Indira J. Ekanayake
Conceptual issues in the use of cassava modelling for improved production in drought environments. (102)
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Euan Fleming, T.K. Lim
Assessment of the nutritional value and competitiveness of traditional foods in South Pacific economies: A case study of root crops in Fiji. (106)
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Andrew Westby, Guy Henry, Rupert Best Centro, Regina Kapinga, Cheikh Sourang, Mpoko Bokanga
Progress towards a global strategy for cassava development. (111)
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R. Bancroft, A. Gray, S. Gallat, D. Crentsil, S. Gogoe
The marketing system for fresh yams in Techiman, Ghana and associated post-harvest losses. (115)
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Barry Duell
Rapid dissemination of tropical root crop information via the Internet and other modes of communication. (120)
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Regina Kapinga, Andrew Westby, Elizabeth Rwiza, Zoe Bainbridge, Anna Nsanzugwanko
Diversification of cassava utilization in the Lake Zone of Tanzania: A case study. (125)
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Gabriel Ndunguru, Mike Thompson, Raphael Waida, Elizabeth Rwiza, Andrew Westby
Methods for examining the relationship between quality characteristics and economic value of marketed fresh sweetpotato. (129)
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Sim A. Sar, B.M. Wayi, R.D. Ghodake
Review of research in Papua New Guinea for sustainable production of taro (Colocasia esculenta). (134)
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Anthony Seesahai, Gail Henry
Production and utilization of tropical root crops in Trinidad and Tobago. (139)
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Andrew Westby, Ulrich Kleih, Andrew Hall, Geoffrey Bockett, David Crentsil, Gabriel Ndunguru, Andrew Graffham, Seth Gogoe, David Hector, Silim Nahdy
Improving the impact of post-harvest research and development on root and tuber crops: The needs-assessment approach. (143)
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