Sweet Potato: Proceedings of the International Symposium (1st) Held at Tainan, Taiwan, 1982

摘要

The high-yielding, adaptable sweet potato, an underrated crop grown principally in Asia, was the subject of an international symposium held in Taiwan in 1982. At the symposium's six sessions, proceedings of which are herein presented, 44 papers were delivered covering topics such as the status of sweet potato cultivation in the tropics (including parts of Africa); the sweet potato's use as a supplemental staple food and its nutritive value; aspects of crop growth such as root tuberization, carbon assimilation, dry matter and yield characteristics, and photosynthetic activity; crop diseases and disease control methods; crop production, including such areas as the physical factors affecting yield, nitrogen topping, and intercropping; the breeding of newer, more disease-resistant, and more nutritious varieties; and various aspects of crop processing, marketing and use.