1st Edition

Cassava New Potential For A Neglected Crop

By James H. Cock Copyright 1985
    208 Pages
    by CRC Press

    208 Pages
    by CRC Press

    In this book, the author brings together the latest information on improved strains, modem production systems, better processing methods, innovations in storage and marketing, and the prospects for using cassava to produce fuel alcohol.

    Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Cassava: The plant and its importance -- Food, feed, and industrial uses -- Cassava production -- Components of a new technology -- New developments in post-harvest technology -- Some case histories of cassava development -- Development of national programs -- Appendix 1: Estimation of production costs of cassava and competitiveness with other energy sources -- Appendix 2: Where to get technical assistance and information on cassava

    Biography

    Cock, James H.