La yuca: una fuente básica de energía en los trópicos
Cassava is the 4th most important source of food energy in the tropics. More than 2/3 of the total production of this crop is used as food for humans, with lesser amounts being used for animal feed and industrial purposes. The ingestion of high levels of cassava has been associated with chronic cyan...
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
1984
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| author | Cock, James H. |
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| description | Cassava is the 4th most important source of food energy in the tropics. More than 2/3 of the total production of this crop is used as food for humans, with lesser amounts being used for animal feed and industrial purposes. The ingestion of high levels of cassava has been associated with chronic cyanide toxicity in parts of Africa, but this appears to be related to inadequate processing of the root and poor overall nutrition. Although cassava is not a complete food it is important as a cheap source of calories. The crop has a high yield potential under good conditions, and compared with other crops it excels under suboptimal conditions, thus offering the possibility of using marginal land to increase total agricultural production. Breeding programs that bring together germplasm from different regions coupled with improved agronomic practices can markedly increase yields. The future demand for fresh cassava may depend on improved storage methods. The markets for cassava as a substitute for cereal flours in bakery products and as an energy source in animal feed rations are likely to expand. The use of cassava as a source of ethanol for fuel depends on findingan efficient source of energy for distillation or an improved method of separating ethanol from water. (AS) |
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| spelling | CGSpace699412025-11-12T05:53:18Z La yuca: una fuente básica de energía en los trópicos Cock, James H. manihot esculenta consumption economics marketing plant breeding productivity research uses consumo economía mercadeo fitomejoramiento productividad investigación usos Cassava is the 4th most important source of food energy in the tropics. More than 2/3 of the total production of this crop is used as food for humans, with lesser amounts being used for animal feed and industrial purposes. The ingestion of high levels of cassava has been associated with chronic cyanide toxicity in parts of Africa, but this appears to be related to inadequate processing of the root and poor overall nutrition. Although cassava is not a complete food it is important as a cheap source of calories. The crop has a high yield potential under good conditions, and compared with other crops it excels under suboptimal conditions, thus offering the possibility of using marginal land to increase total agricultural production. Breeding programs that bring together germplasm from different regions coupled with improved agronomic practices can markedly increase yields. The future demand for fresh cassava may depend on improved storage methods. The markets for cassava as a substitute for cereal flours in bakery products and as an energy source in animal feed rations are likely to expand. The use of cassava as a source of ethanol for fuel depends on findingan efficient source of energy for distillation or an improved method of separating ethanol from water. (AS) 1984 2016-01-18T13:35:06Z 2016-01-18T13:35:06Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69941 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture COCK, J.H. 1984. La yuca : Una fuente básica de energía en los trópicos. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 12 p. |
| spellingShingle | manihot esculenta consumption economics marketing plant breeding productivity research uses consumo economía mercadeo fitomejoramiento productividad investigación usos Cock, James H. La yuca: una fuente básica de energía en los trópicos |
| title | La yuca: una fuente básica de energía en los trópicos |
| title_full | La yuca: una fuente básica de energía en los trópicos |
| title_fullStr | La yuca: una fuente básica de energía en los trópicos |
| title_full_unstemmed | La yuca: una fuente básica de energía en los trópicos |
| title_short | La yuca: una fuente básica de energía en los trópicos |
| title_sort | la yuca una fuente basica de energia en los tropicos |
| topic | manihot esculenta consumption economics marketing plant breeding productivity research uses consumo economía mercadeo fitomejoramiento productividad investigación usos |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69941 |
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