Potato and Sweetpotato in Africa: Transforming the Value Chains for Food and Nutrition Security is a comprehensive examination of the fastest expanding food crops in sub-Saharan Africa. Potato and sweetpotato are two of the most important crop plants in the world, and of increasing prominence in sub-Saharan Africa. Expanding faster …
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INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW VARIETIES OF PLANTS
This is a document with guidelines for the conduct of tests for distinctness, uniformity and stability for all varieties of Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Read More »SWEETPOTATO RECIPE BOOK
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is an important food crop in eastern and central Africa. The crop is particularly important in the densely populated countries in the Lake Victoria zone particularly Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, where it plays more prominent and diversified roles in the food system. In Uganda, sweetpotato …
Read More »Sweetpotato Promotion Group: University of Ibadan
This is a book of proceedings of the First National Conference on Sweetpotato in Nigeria held at First Bank Building of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria during 16-18 September 2008. The meeting of sweetpotato scientists, traders, farmers, transporters, development agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders …
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Washiriki wa shamba darasa wa uzalishaji shirikishi wa viazi vitamu na udhibiti wa visumbufu vya viazi vitamu, waliomba jarida la maelekezo kuhusu ya njia mbalimbali za usindikaji wa viazi vitamu. Hii ni kwaajili ya kuwawezesha washiriki hao kukumbuka vizuri mambo waliyojifunza kwenye shamba darasa na kuboresha jitihada zao za kuendelea …
Read More »Sweetpotato Major Pests, Diseases and Nutritional Disorders
This is a field guide documenting information on common pests, diseases and nutritional disorders of sweetpotato. It is intended primarily as a tool for correct identification of these problems and ailments, as an essential first step in their control. Each principal entry in the guide is accompanied by photograph or …
Read More »Sweetpotato Major Pests, Diseases and Nutritional Disorders
This field guide presents information on common pests, diseases and nutritional disorders of sweetpotato. It is intended primarily as a tool for correct identification of these problems and ailments, as an essential first step in their control. The principal entries in this guide are accompanied by photographs or illustrations, and …
Read More »Sweetpotato: Major Pests, Diseases and Nutritional Disorders
This field guide presents information on common pests, diseases and nutritional disorders of sweetpotato. It is intended primarily as a tool for correct identification of these problems and ailments as an essential first step in their control. The principal entries in the guide are accompanied by photographs or illustrations, and …
Read More »Systematic botany and morphology of the sweetpotato plant
This boot documents the morphology of sweetpotato plant with objective to equip learners with taxonomic classification and descriptions on the morphology of each organ of the sweetpotato plant.
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