Sustainable production of root and tuber crops (potato, sweet potato, indigenous potato, cassava) in southern Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-66

  Allemann, J ^a,b   Laurie, S M ^a   Thiart, S ^a   Vorster, H J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP PRODUCTION; DISEASE; FOOD SECURITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AGROMYZIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CURCULIONIDAE; INSECTA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; LEPIDOPTERA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 3042612192     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30307-0     Document Type: Article

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