Surf these sites: Cassava (Manihot esculenta) -- Information on the crop, its significance, and current research. Cassava Agroforestry Systems -- A page on intecropping cassava with trees. Cassava: a mother crop for millions -- A team of ten people from Biology and Biochemistry are studying a plant which provides basic carbohydrate for millions. Determination of Environmental Safety of NatureMark Potatoes'' Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) Resistant Potato -- evaluation of information regarding seven transformed potato lines referred to as NewLeaf (TM) potatoes in the present document. These plants were transformed with genes conferring resistance to the Colorado potato beetle (CPB). GUMCAS -- A model describing the growth of cassava. Global Potato News -- An online source of potato related information featuring daily potato news updates, a directory of more than 800 links to relevant potato web sites, a globally distributed electronic newsletter containing information about online potato news events and a section for important potato publications. Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea Linnaeus) -- Description, statistics, global economic and dietary significance, and current research. International Potato Center (CIP) -- Sees the potato and other Andean root and tuber crops as underexploited resources for agricultural development and hunger relief in developing countries. Founded in 1971, CIP has worked to enhance the cultivation, yield, processing, and consumption of potatoes. Its original mandate was expanded to include sweetpotato and, more recently, other Andean roots and tubers that are in danger of extinction. Managing Potatoes for Minimal Nitrogen Loss -- with management guidelines on crop rotation, variety selection, fertilizer recommendations and applications, and irrigation management. Manrique International Agrotech (MIAT) -- International company specialized in tropical agriculture. Publishes books on taro, cassava, sweet potato, potato, and other tropical crops. Na Pua No''eau: Taro -- General information on Taro and its history. Peelings -- a fact and fun-filled newsletter all about potatoes which was published for over ten years. Potato (Solanum tuberosum) -- Description, history of cultivation, global significance, and current research. Potato Petiole Sampling and Guidelines -- Contains sampling techniques, illustrations, interpretation of results, nitrates, phosphates, and more. Quantum Tubers Corporation, Delavan, Wisconsin -- A global company making a quantum leap in seed potato production through rapid-growth biotechnology for pathogen-free, virus-free, potato minitubers. Taro Production Guidelines for Kauai -- contains introduction to taro, varieties, propagation, harvest and post harvest practices, pests and diseases, and the value of taro. Taro, Mauka to Makai -- A Taro Production and Business Guide for Hawai''i Growers. Terminal Market Prices : Taro -- the price of taro provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA. The Taro Page: Recipes -- A collection of recipes using Taro. Transgenic Potatoes Do Not Harm Lady Beetles -- News on how researchers at Oregon State University have found no harmful effects in convergent lady beetles feeding on green peach aphids reared on transgenic potatoes containing a Bacillus thuringiensis(Bt) toxin. Ubi7 -- news on a friendly potato gene known as ubiquitin7. Agricultural Research Service researchers snipped part of the gene, hooked it onto a soft-rot-fighting gene, and inserted this new combination into experimental ''potatoes''. Vaccine In Potato Is Feasible -- News showing for the first time that an edible vaccine can safely trigger significant immune responses in people. In this research, volunteers ate bite-sized pieces of raw potato that had been genetically engineered to produce part of the toxin secreted by the Escherichia coli bacterium, which causes diarrhea. World Potato Congress -- Forum for exchange of international potato information
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