Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 2: Genetics, breeding, pests and diseases [Hardcover]

• Assesses developments in genetic resources, genomic information and their application in marker-assisted breeding of cassava;
• Reviews advances in breeding new varieties with enhanced properties such as higher yield, enhanced nutritional value and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses;
• Discusses advances in understanding cassava pests and diseases and integrated pest management techniques
  

Drawing on an international range of expertise, this collection focuses on ways of improving the cultivation of cassava at each step in the value chain, from breeding to post-harvest storage. Volume 2 starts by reviewing genetic resources, advances in breeding and their application to produce varieties with desirable traits such as higher yield. It then goes on to review developments in understanding and managing pests and diseases.

Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 2: Genetic resources, breeding, pests and diseaseswill be a standard reference for agricultural scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in improving cassava cultivation. It is accompanied by Volume 1 which reviews cultivation techniques.

This book will provide a thorough state of the art on cassava research. The book benefits from bringing together professionals with a broad interdisciplinary expertise in cassava and a value-chain perspective in their writing. This book will be a welcome source of knowledge to facilitate the sustainable intensification of cassava farming globally. (Rodomiro Ortiz, Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; former Deputy Director Gel£!