Book Chapter

Produccion de yuca en cultivos multiples

author(s)

Leihner, D.E.

regions
  • Colombia
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Leihner, D.E.;Thung, M.;Cock, J.H.;Lynam, J.K.1983. Produccion de yuca en cultivos multiples . In: Domínguez M., Carlos E. (comp.). Yuca: Investigación, producción y utilización . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Programa de Yuca; Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), Cali, CO. p. 261-315.

A detailed review on cassava production in intercropping systems is given, based on the following aspects: selection of plant types for intercropping; realtive planting time, planting density and pattern (spatial arrangement); mineral nutrition and fertilization, competition for nutrients; pest, disease, and weed management, biological potential to reduce weeds, chemical and integrated weed control; evaluation of intercropping systems; economic evaluation. The advantages of intercropping systems are discussed; tables are included on cassava yields obtained in different trials. (CIAT)