Subject: Contents
39. Mechanisms of taro resistance to leaf blight
P. K. Ho and L. Ramsden
45. Diagnosis of yam viruses
J. d'A. Hughes, L. N. Dongo and S. Y. C. Ng
49. Use of household disinfectants to suppress Pratylenchus coffeae and dry rot of yellow yam (Dioscorea cayenensis).
D. G. Hutton
53. Yam anthracnose in the English-speaking islands of the Eastern Caribbean: Successes and research advances in disease management.
F D. Mc Donald, A. T. Alleyne, L. W. O'Garro and A. J. Delauney
58. Discovery of new diseases of cassava in West Africa
W. Msikita, B. James, M. Ahounou, H. Baimey, B. G. Facho and R. Fagbemissi
64. Effect of foliage removal on root yield, dry matter, and proximate composition of five sweetpotato genotypes in Ghana.
T. K. Amenyenu, P. P. David, E. Bonsi and R. Zabawa
67. Cassava plant population and leaf harvesting effects on the productivity of cassava-rice intercrop on the upland in Sierra Leone
A. Jalloh
72. Variations in root and foliage yields and quality among green mite-resistant cassava clones
A. Larbi, A. G. O. Dixon, J. W. Smith and O. T. Yusuf
77. Alternative manifestations in origin, form, and function of the primary nodal complex of yams (Dioscorea spp.): A review
L. A. Wilson, L.D. Wickham and T. Ferguson
84. The effect of salting sweetpotato chips prior to drying on infestation by Araecerus fasciculatus
J. A. Agona, M. S. Nahdy, D. P. Giga and D. Rees
89. Cassava in Africa: The root of development in the 21st century
M. Bokanga
93. The causes and consequences of taro leaf blight in Samoa and the implications for trade patterns in taro in the South Pacific region
E. Chan, M. Milne and E. Fleming
99. Tropical root crops: Sustainable food security for the 21st century
S. Chandra
102. Conceptual issues in the use of cassava modelling for improved production in drought environments
I. J. Ekanayake
106. Assessment of the nutritional value and competitiveness of traditional foods in South Pacific economies: A case study of root crops in Fiji
E. Fleming and. T. K. Lim
111. Progress towards a global strategy for cassava development
A. Westby, G. Henry, R. B. Centro, R. Kapinga, C. Sourang and M. Bokanga
115. The marketing system for fresh yams in Techiman, Ghana and associated post-harvest losses
R. Bancroft, A. Gray and S. Gallat, D. Crentsil and S. Gogoe
120. Rapid dissemination of tropical root crop information via the Internet and other modes of communication
B. Duell
125. Diversification of cassava utilization in the Lake Zone of Tanzania: A case study
R. Kapinga, A. Westby, E. Rwiza, Z. Bainbridge and A. Nsanzugwanko
129. Methods for examining the relationship between quality characteristics and economic value of marketed fresh sweetpotato
G. Ndunguru, M. Thomson, R. Waida, E. Rwiza and A. Westby
134. Review of research in Papua New Guinea for sustainable production of taro (Colocasia esculenta)
S. A. Sar, B. M. Wayi and R. D. Ghodake
139. Production and utilization of tropical root crops in Trinidad and Tobago
A. Seesahai and G. Henry
143. Improving the impact of post-harvest research and development on root and tuber crops: The needs-assessment approach
A. Westby, U. Klieh, A. Hall, G. Bockett, D. Crentsil, G. Ndunguru, A. Graffam, S. Gogoe, D. Hector, S. Nahdy and S. Gallat