El cultivo de la yuca en La Colorada, Media Luna

A detailed socio-economic description is given of this rustic farm community on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia. Where cassava is the main source of income. Av temp is 28 degrees Celsius, annual rainfall 1556 mm; the sandy soils (pH 5.5-6) have less than 1 percent OM, less than 15 ppm P and less than...

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Main Author: Díaz Duque, R.O.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Español
Published: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 1979
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72339
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description A detailed socio-economic description is given of this rustic farm community on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia. Where cassava is the main source of income. Av temp is 28 degrees Celsius, annual rainfall 1556 mm; the sandy soils (pH 5.5-6) have less than 1 percent OM, less than 15 ppm P and less than 0.15 meq K/g. Since 1960 the farmers have had contact with several agricultural institutions including the Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario and CIAT, which 1st held regional trials there in 1974. In 1977 the validation of technology was begun based on the results of these trials. The preferred var. is Venezolana (av yield 7 t). Cassava is usually planted in association with maize, cowpeas or sesame, according to the time of year; when planted alone, a ground cover (Citrullus vulgaris) is usually used. The most profitable association is cassava-maize-sesame. Some farmers practice crop rotation with sesame every 2-4 yr or leave the land planted to guinea grass (Panicum maximum) 1 1/2-3 yr. Pests of importance are termites, mites and the whitefly Aleurotrachelus sp.; diseases are white and brown leaf spots, CBB and superelongation. Cassava is used for on-farm consumption including animal feed and is sold on a nearby market for starch. Prices fluctuate, being higher in the rainy season when the farmer is planting and lower when he is harvesting. (CIAT)
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spelling CGSpace723392025-11-05T18:16:23Z El cultivo de la yuca en La Colorada, Media Luna Díaz Duque, R.O. manihot esculenta costs cultivars cultivation income intercropping labour marketing production root productivity rotational crops socioeconomic aspects soil analysis cultivation systems economics productivity starch crops A detailed socio-economic description is given of this rustic farm community on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia. Where cassava is the main source of income. Av temp is 28 degrees Celsius, annual rainfall 1556 mm; the sandy soils (pH 5.5-6) have less than 1 percent OM, less than 15 ppm P and less than 0.15 meq K/g. Since 1960 the farmers have had contact with several agricultural institutions including the Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario and CIAT, which 1st held regional trials there in 1974. In 1977 the validation of technology was begun based on the results of these trials. The preferred var. is Venezolana (av yield 7 t). Cassava is usually planted in association with maize, cowpeas or sesame, according to the time of year; when planted alone, a ground cover (Citrullus vulgaris) is usually used. The most profitable association is cassava-maize-sesame. Some farmers practice crop rotation with sesame every 2-4 yr or leave the land planted to guinea grass (Panicum maximum) 1 1/2-3 yr. Pests of importance are termites, mites and the whitefly Aleurotrachelus sp.; diseases are white and brown leaf spots, CBB and superelongation. Cassava is used for on-farm consumption including animal feed and is sold on a nearby market for starch. Prices fluctuate, being higher in the rainy season when the farmer is planting and lower when he is harvesting. (CIAT) 1979 2016-02-29T17:15:48Z 2016-02-29T17:15:48Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72339 es Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture DIAZ D., R.O. 1979. El cultivo de la yuca en La Colorada, Media Luna. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 26 p.
spellingShingle manihot esculenta
costs
cultivars
cultivation
income
intercropping
labour
marketing
production
root productivity
rotational crops
socioeconomic aspects
soil analysis
cultivation systems
economics
productivity
starch crops
Díaz Duque, R.O.
El cultivo de la yuca en La Colorada, Media Luna
title El cultivo de la yuca en La Colorada, Media Luna
title_full El cultivo de la yuca en La Colorada, Media Luna
title_fullStr El cultivo de la yuca en La Colorada, Media Luna
title_full_unstemmed El cultivo de la yuca en La Colorada, Media Luna
title_short El cultivo de la yuca en La Colorada, Media Luna
title_sort el cultivo de la yuca en la colorada media luna
topic manihot esculenta
costs
cultivars
cultivation
income
intercropping
labour
marketing
production
root productivity
rotational crops
socioeconomic aspects
soil analysis
cultivation systems
economics
productivity
starch crops
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72339
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