Mineral Nutrition and Fertilization of Cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz)Cassava, a root crop that is propagated vegetatively from stem cuttings, originated in South America, where indigenous tribes learned to extract the poisonous juice from the roots for the preparation of meal. The leaves were also used as a vegetable. After the conquest of the Americas, the plant was taken to Africa and Asia, where it became en important crop for human as well as animal consumption. |
Contents
Nutrient accumulation in the plant | 8 |
External nutritional requirements | 18 |
Selection of cultivars tolerant to soil problems | 33 |
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Mineral Nutrition and Fertilization of Cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) R. H. Howeler No preview available - 1981 |
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accumulation acid soils adubação Agric Agriculture Asher 60 Bahia Brasil Cali cassava cassava cultivars cassava extracts cassava Manihot esculenta cassava plants cassava production CIAT 30 Colombia Cours 47 critical concentration Cruz das Almas CTCRI cultivars decreased deficiency symptoms DM production Edwards & Asher Edwards & Kang effect fertilization Forno 65 Goiás HCN content highest yields Howeler 80 Inceptisols India Indonesia Kanapathy 92 Kang 59 Kerala kg K/ha kg/ha Krochmal & Samuels Leaf blades lime Llanos of Colombia Llanos Orientales Madagascar maize Malaysia mandioca Manihot esculenta Crantz maximum yields micronutrient months mycorrhizal N/ha Ngongi Nigeria Nijholt 117 nitrogen Normanha nutrient nutrient concentrations nutrient solution Oxisols P/ha petioles potassium recommended the application reduced plant growth Response of cassava root yield São Paulo significant response sources soybeans split application stems t/ha tapioca Tarapoto tolerance Total plant toxicity Ultisols uptake YFEL yield increase yuca µg/g µg/ml