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THE 14TH SYMPOSIUM OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL ROOT CROPS -AFRICA BRANCH (ISTRC-AB)

Wednesday, 21 September 2022

THE 13TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TROPICAL ROOT CROPS-AFRICA BRANCH (ISTRC-AB)

Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Call for abstracts for the 10th Triennial Conference of the African Potato Association

Tuesday, 01 December 2015

World Congress on Root & Tuber Crops, Nanning, China, 18-22 January 2016

Thursday, 01 January 2015

Endowment Lecture in India

Wednesday, 14 May 2014
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  4. Third Triennial Symposium - Section C

Third Triennial Symposium - Section C

Subject: Growth Development and Yield

87. Growth, development and yield of some tropical root crops [743Kb]
B.A.C. Enyi
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104. Beneficial effects of chlormequat (CCC) on root crops under Egyptian field conditions [209Kb]
M.M. EI-Fouly
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109. Some physiological aspects of yield in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) [pdf 389Kb]
J.H. Cock
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120. The effect of defoliation on the yield of cocoyams [pdf 135Kb]
S. K. Karikari
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123. "Mericloning" of taro (Colocasia esculenta) [pdf 401Kb]
M.D. Mapes and W.J. Cable
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127. Screening sweet potatoes for low CO2 compensation point [pdf 157Kb]
S. Sadik
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130. Potassium requirement of taro in relationship to growth, foliar analysis, yield, and quality as grown in solution culture [pdf 385Kb]
W.J. Cable
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138. Mineral nutrition of taro (Colocasia esculenta) with special reference to petiolar phosphorus level and phosphate fertilizers [pdf 410Kb]
R.B. Kagbo, R.S. de la Pena, D.L. Plucknett and R.L. Fox
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145. The biogenesis and metabolism of cyanogenic glucosides in germinating cassava seed and seedlings [pdf 1.4Mb]
F. Nartey
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