Ignames

Ignames

Author: Jacques Miège

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13:

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Yams, an important tropical crop, provide some 18 million tons of food a year in West Africa alone. These papers treat plant improvement, agronomic studies and taxonomy, plant protection, post-harvest biology and technology, economics of production, and mechanization.


Biodiversity and Domestication of Yams in West Africa

Biodiversity and Domestication of Yams in West Africa

Author: Roland Dumont

Publisher: Editions Quae

Published: 2006-07-17

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9782876146327

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A study of yam domestication practices among smallholders has provided an insight into how farmers exploit wild plant genetic resources so as to adapt them to agriculture. This book describes the domestication operations leading to Dioscorea rotundata yams in Africa. The biodiversity of these yams and of their wild relatives is investigated, and the authors put forward hypotheses to explain the phenotypic changes resulting from smallholder practices. These hypotheses could be possible lines of research for breeders.


Tropical Plant Breeding

Tropical Plant Breeding

Author: A. Charrier

Publisher: Editions Quae

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 612

ISBN-13: 9782876144262

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Important advances in tropical plant breeding achieved by French research teams of Cirad, Inra and Ird, in collaboration with counterpart staff in tropical countries, are reviewed in the present publication. All 24 chapters focus on different plants, and include: in-depth analysis of trait diversity in cultivated forms and links with related wild species; overviews of breeding techniques and biotechnological innovations utilized by breeders; assessment of genetic progress, based on examples from varietal improvement and extension programmes.


The Biodiversity of African Plants

The Biodiversity of African Plants

Author: Xander van der Maesen

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 864

ISBN-13: 9400902859

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Proceedings of the XIVth AETFAT Congress, 22-27 August 1994, Wageningen, the Netherlands


INCO-DC

INCO-DC

Author: European Commission. Directorate-General XII, Science, Research, and Development

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13:

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Cool Restaurants Dubai

Cool Restaurants Dubai

Author: Sabina Marreiros

Publisher: teNeues

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9783832791490

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Dubai-the name alone stands for superlatives. It is a place where clients as well as architects realize their visions of tomorrow's world. The restaurants presented here give an idea of what is considered cool and chic at the boundary between the Orient and the Occidental. The amply illustrated profiles are supplemented with addresses, chef recipes and a location plan. Book jacket.


Don’t Run Over a Snake’s Tail, Slowly

Don’t Run Over a Snake’s Tail, Slowly

Author: Dennis Perry

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2024-04-02

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 1663259852

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My name is Dennis Perry. During my first year of Peace Corps service in Benin. I survived a revolution, participated in a land-grab, and ethnic cleansing. In my second year of service, I accepted an invitation to experience life as the old, old Africans lived it. Besides my duties, as an Animal Traction Volunteer, to train and provide health care for thirty-five pairs of bulls I helped the villagers of Kolokonde, Benin obtain a grant of $5000.00 to rebuild their market place. Finally, in 1973, I sat in on a meeting between Benin agricultural officials and the Red Chinese.


Agricultural Engineering

Agricultural Engineering

Author: Vincent A. Dodd

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1989-06-01

Total Pages: 958

ISBN-13: 9789061919803

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A broad coverage of basic & applied research projects dealing with the application of engineering principles to both food production & processing. Land and water use; Agricultural buildings; Agricultural mechanisation; Power & processing; Management & ergonomics. About 450 papers from over 50 countries worlwide.