La conservation du manioc par le procédé de Reine. 1944. Rev. Agr. Ile Maurice 23(3):105–106. [Claims that M. de Reine successfully stored fresh cassava roots in a straw-lined trench for periods of up to twelve months in Mauritius. Written in French.]
La yuca parafinada. 1972. Rev. Instituto de Investigaciones Tecnológicas 78:131–148. [Suggests that discoloration and softening of fresh roots are physiological reactions. Written in Spanish.]
Labat, Pere. 1724. Nouveau voyage aux Isles de L’Amerique, 2 vols. [Claims that colonists employed black slave women to make cassava bread, 131. Written in French.]
Labre, S., et al. 1975. Utilización de la suplementación con melaza, urea, y yuca en el crecimiento de becerros criollos limoneros. Agronomía Tropical 25(3):201–205. Venezuela. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:198–199. Written in Spanish.]
Lacerda, M. de. 1881. Sur l’action toxique du suc de manioc. Compte Rendues de l’Academie Scientifique. Série 5(92):1116–1118. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:209–210. Written in French.]
Ladell, W. S. S. S., and P. G. Phillips. 1959. J. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 62:229. [Claim that nitrogen retention in Africans on diets of cassava and peanut flour increases when methionine is added to the diet.]
Lagasse, R., G. Roger, F. Delange, C. H. Thilly, N. Cremer, P. Bourdoux, M. Dramaix, D. Tshibangu, and A. M. Ermans. 1980. Continuous spectrum of physical and intellectual disorders in severe endemic goitre. Role of cassava in the etiology of endemic goitre and cretinism, ed. by A. M. Ermans, N. M. Mbulamoko, F. Delange, and R. Ahluwalia, 135–141. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre, IDRC-136e. 182 pg. [Investigates the hypothesis that there exists a continuous spectrum of anomalies of which cretinism represents the extreme form.]
Lagasse, R., K. Luvivila, Y. Yunga, M. Gérard, A. Hanson, P. Bourdoux, F. Delange, and C. H. Thilly. 1980. Endemic goitre and cretinism in Ubangi. Role of cassava in the etiology of endemic goitre and cretinism, ed. by A. M. Ermans, N. M. Mbulamoko, F. Delange, and R. Ahluwalia, 45–60. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre, IDRC-136e. 182 pg. [Examines socioeconomic and nutritional conditions in the Ubangi region of Zaire. Notes that cassava is a primary crop and the origin of thiocyanate.]
Lagasse, R., P. Courtois, K. Luvivila, Y. Yunga, J. B. Vanderpas, P. Bourdoux, A. M. Ermans, and C. H. Thilly. 1980. Mass treatment program with iodized oil. Role of cassava in the etiology of endemic goitre and cretinism, ed. by A. M. Ermans, N. M. Mbulamoko, F. Delange, and R. Ahluwalia, 81–92. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre, IDRC-136e. 182 pg. [Describes the organization of a mass goiter treatment program with low doses of iodized oil. Suggests that decreasing cassava consumption would help in the control of endemic goiter and cretinism.]
Lagemann, J. L. 1977. Traditional African farming systems in Eastern Nigeria. Munchen, Weltforum, Verlag. [Provides a description and analysis of cassava production and use within a whole farm context.]
Lagriffoul. 1902. Le manioc dans la province de Maroantsetra. Bulletin Economique de Madagascar 4:359–367. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:88. Written in French.]
Lal, R., B. M. Rajagolapan, and K. V. Giri. 1952. Utilisation des graines oleágineuses pour l’alimentation humaine. Oléagineux 7(11):637–639. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:170. Written in French.]
Lal, R. 1980. IITA Annual report. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA. [Claims that soil bulk density does not significantly affect tuber density. Thus cassava can withstand soil compaction.]
Lambert, J. L., J. Ramasamy, and J. V. Paukstelis. 1975. Stable reagents for the colorimetric determination of cyanide by modified König reactions. Analytical Chemistry 47:916–918. [Describes a method for determining cyanide levels in cassava.]
Lambotte, C. 1974. Sickle cell anemia and dietary precursors of cyanate. American J. of Clinical Nutrition 27(8):765–766. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:187.]
Lambourne, J. 1937a. Proeven met cassava varieteiten. Indische Culturen 22(10):181–186. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:98. Written in Dutch.]
Lambourne, J. 1937b. Tapioca varietal trials. Malayan Agricultural J. 25(3):107–112. [Provides evidence that different varieties of cassava grown under similar conditions have very different yielding ability.]
Lamire, M. E. 1950. Manioc. J. of Geography 49(9):376–385.
Lan, T. G. 1971. The market for tapioca chips and pellets in selected European markets. Regional Export Promotion Course, ECAFE/ITC, ITC/MISC/93 (b). [Reports on the Malaysian Government’s consideration of cassava as an industrial crop.]
Lancaster, P. A., and J. E. Brooks. 1983. Cassava leaves as human food. Economic Botany 37(3):331–348. [Reviews the use of cassava leaves as human food and examines their value as a source of protein. Considers the problem of toxicity.]
Lancaster, P. A., J. S. Ingram, M. Y. Lim, and D. G. Coursey. 1982. Traditional cassava-based foods: Survey of processing techniques. Economic Botany 36(1):12–45. [A comprehensive review of traditional cassava processing.]
Lang, J. R., G. Echeverria-A., N. C. Fine, R. Orlich, and A. Carrillo. 1965. Engorde de cerdos con diferentes fuentes de carbohidratos. Boletín Técnico 50. Costa Rica: Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería. 14 pg. [Points out the value of cassava in swine diets. Discusses fattening hogs with different sources of carbohydrates.]
Lang, K. 1933. Rhodanbildung in Tierkörpor. Biochem. Z. 259:243–256. [Claims the principal detoxification pathway for cyanide in humans is rhodanese or thiosulfate-cyanide-sulfurtransferase.]
Lanjouw, J. 1939. Two interesting species of Manihot L. from Surinam. Recueil des Travaux Botaniques Néerlandais 36:543–549. [Provides a morphological description of the species, Manihot saxicola and M. melanobasis from Surinam. Compares these species with M. esculenta. States that fresh roots of M. saxicola possess 2.3 percent albumen.]
Larios, J. 1976. Epifitiología de algunas enfermedades foliares de la yuca, Manihot esculenta, Crantz, en diferentes sistemas de cultivo. Turrialba, Costa Rica. M.S. thesis. [States that wounds favor cassava scab, Sphaceloma, infection. Written in Spanish.]
Larios, J., and R. Moreno. 1976. Epidemiología de algunas enfermedades foliares de la yuca en diferentes sistemas de cultivo I. Mildiu polvoroso y rona 26:389–398. Turrialba, Costa Rica. [Investigates the influence of intercropped species on the development of cassava diseases. The incidence and severity of several cassava diseases are compared in different cropping systems. Written in Spanish.]
Larios, J., and R. Moreno. 1977. Epidemiología de algunas enfermedades foliares de la yuca en diferentes sistemas de cultivos II. Roya y Muerte Descendente 27:151–156. Turrialba, Costa Rica. [Written in Spanish.]
Lathrap, D. W. 1970. The upper Amazon. New York: Praeger. [Discusses the historical relationship between bitter and sweet cassava. States that bitter cassava was developed as an improvement on the sweet. Reports on archeological evidence.]
Lathrap, D. W. 1973. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops, 2–9 Dec. 1973. [Reviews the evidence regarding the area of origin of Manihot esculenta.]
Lavollay, J., and X. N. Bui. 1943. Technique colorimétrique de contrôle rapide de la teneur en acide cyahydrique des produits alimentaires d’origine végétale. Annales de Chimie Analytique 25:211–214. [Discusses a method for determining cyanide content in cassava. Written in French.]
Lawrence, J. 1983. Post harvest technology: An aid to reduction in root crop losses. Caribbean Workshop on Tropical Root Crops.
Lawson, T. L. 1982. IITA Annual report, 143. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA. [States that the longer the moisture cycle in proportion to the growing season, the higher the yield.]
Le manioc au Togo. 1949. Congrès du Manioc et des Plantes Féculentes Tropicales, 100–106. Marseille, France: Institut Colonial. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:102. Written in French.]
Leao, A. C., and I. da C. P. Gramacho. 1974. Aplicação da fotofrafia aérea em planejamento agrícola na região cacaueira da Bahia. Cacau Atualidades 11(4):8–17. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:52. Written in Portuguese.]
Leather, R. I. 1967. A catalogue of some plant diseases and fungi in Jamaica. Bulletin 61. New Series. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Jamaica. [Includes a discussion of Glomerella cingulata, a foliar fungus which is pathogenic on cassava and causes anthracnose or withertip. Also discusses Uromyces which causes leaf and stem rust.]
Leatherdale, D. 1973. Cassava thesaurus. Cali, Colombia: CIAT.
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Leeds, A. 1961. Yaruro incipient tropical forest horticulture: Possibilities and limits. The evolution of horticultural systems in native South America, causes and consequences: A Symposium, ed. by J. Wilbert, 13–46. Caracas: Antropológica, Supplement Publication 2. [Reports six cassava cultivars for the Yaruro (Table II).]
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Lefevre, P. 1935. Quelques considerations sur la “mosaique du manioc.” Bulletin Agr. du Congo Belge 26(4):442–447.
Lefevre, P. 1944. Note sur quelques insectes parasites de Manihot utilissima, Pohl. dans la region de Kasenyi (Lac Albert). Bulletin Agr. du Congo Belge 35:191–200. [Reports that the stem borer, Heterobostrychus brunneus, is one of the most harmful insects on cassava in Africa. Points out stem borers from six other genera that were pests on cassava.]
Lehman, P. S. 1972. Insect and diseases of cassava. A literature review and research recommendations on cassava, Manihot esculenta, Crantz, ed. by C. H. Hendershott, et al., 76–98. Athens, Ga.: Univ. of Georgia. [Provides an overview of the literature dealing with insect and disease problems as they relate to cassava. States that there are at least 40 different organisms that can cause disease on cassava.]
Lehmann, G. 1980. Möglichkeiten zur Verbesserung der Welternährungs lage unter Werwendung von Maniok - Soja - Milchpuluer. Ernährungsumschau 27(4):112–118. [Examines possibilities of improving the world nutritional situation by combining cassava and soya in developing countries and exchanging the resulting products for skim milk imports.]
Leihner, D. E. 1979. Agronomic implications of cassava-legume intercropping systems. Proceedings of an international workshop on intercropping with cassava, held at Trivandrum, India, 27 Nov–1 Dec 1978, ed. by E. Weber, B. Nestel, and M. Campbell, 103–112. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre, IDRC-142e. 143 pg. [Explores agronomic possibilities and limitations of cassava-grain legume intercropping, and points out lines of research that should be carried out.]
Leihner, D. E. 1980. Cultural control of weeds in cassava. Proceedings of a workshop on cassava cultural practices, held at Bahia, Brazil, ed. by Weber, Torro, and Graham, 107–111. Ottawa, Canada: IDRC. IDRC-151e.
Leihner, D. E. 1980. A mininum input technology for cassava production. Zeitschrift für acker-und Pflanzenbau 149:261–270.
Leihner, D. E. 1981. Entwicklung and Landlicher Raum 1:18. [Points out that cassava is a potential biomass crop because of its ability to produce high yields of carbohydrates.]
Leitao Filho, H. F. 1971. Caracterização botânica de cultivares de mandioca, Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Agronômico 23:73–91. [Discusses how the characters (root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit, and seed) are used to differentiate varieties of cassava. Written in Portuguese.]
Lelong, M., et al. 1960. Le tapioca dans l’alimentation du nourisson de 6 mois. Archives Françaises de Pediatrie 17(10):1270–1281. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:170. Written in French.]
Leon, J. 1977. Origin, evolution and early dispersal of root and tuber crops. Proceedings of the 4th Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops held at CIAT, Cali, Colombia, 1–7 August 1976, ed. by J. H. Cock, R. MacIntyre, and M. Graham, 20–36. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre. [Traces the spread and domestication of root crops throughout the tropics.]
Leonard, M.D. 1930. A little known root weevil of cassava. J. of the Department of Agriculture Puerto Rico 14(3):159–165.
Lepage, H .S., O. Gianotti, and A. Orlando. 1947. Combate ao mandarova da mandioca. Biológico 8(4):176–180. [Reports that the hornworm caterpillar which destroys cassava is found in Brazil. Also points out that scale insects Saissetia sp. and Lepidosaphes sp. are pests on cassava in Brazil. Written in Portuguese.]
Les tubercules; le manioc. 1973. Agronomie Tropicale 28(4):437–438. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:102–103. Written in French.]
Leslie, K. A. 1967. The significance of root crops in the tropics. Proceedings of an International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops 2(5):1–14. St. Augustine, Trinidad: Univ. of the West Indies. [Discusses the production capacity of cassava.]
Leurquin, P. H. 1957. L’évolution des prix agricoles au Ruanda-Urundi, exemple de marche non integer. Bulletin Institut Recherches et Soc., Louvain (September). [Reports the results of a dietary survey in Ruanda-Urundi in east Africa which indicates that 12–20 percent of the total calories consumed was contributed to cassava. Written in French.]
Leuschner, K. 1976. Major pests of cassava in Africa and preliminary guidelines for screening of resistance. The International Exchange and Testing of Cassava Germ Plasm in Africa. Proceedings of an interdisciplinary workshop, held at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, 17–21 November 1975, ed. by E. R. Terry, and R. MacIntyre, 55–56. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre, IDRC-063e. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:138.]
Lever, R. J. A. W. 1935. Some insect pests of local economic plants. Agricultural Gazette 3(4):3–5. British Solomon Island Protectorate. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:138.]
Lhoste, P. 1974. Embouche de taurillons: Essai de substitution du maïs par du manioc enrichi avec de la urée. L’embouche intensive des bovins en pays tropicaux, Dakar, Institut d’Elevage et de Médecine Veterinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1973, 79–81. Maisons-Alfort, France: Actes du Colloque. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:199–200. Written in French.]
Lian, D. M. S., K. H. Teik, and C. S. Se. 1977. Aminopeptidase isosymes of the Malaysian cassava, Manihot esculenta, Crantz, varieties. Proceedings of the Malaysian Biochemical Society 4:206–217. [Comparison of the same varieties of cassava collected from different areas in Malaysia show that the aminopeptidase isosyme patterns were similar in each case regardless of geographical variations.]
Ligon, Richard. 1673. A true and exact history of the islands of Barbados. London: Peter Parker. [Notes the use of poison from grated cassava roots by indigenous people, 29.]
Lim, S. C. 1969. An agro-economic study of intercrops on rubber smallholdings. Economic and Planning Division, Rubber Research Institute Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Report 6. Unpublished ms. [Describes the intercropping of cassava with rubber in Peninsular Malaysia. Claims that the generally preferred time of planting is shortly before the two annual rainy seasons, which start in October and April.]
Lima, A. D. F. 1944. Mandioca e aipim. Bolétin do Ministério da Agricultura 33(12):6, 18. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:115–116. Written in Portuguese.]
Lister, R. M. 1959. Mechanical transmission of cassava brown streak virus. Nature 183(4675):1588–1589. [Found that brown streak virus which is transmitted by vegetative propagation, can be mechanically transmitted.]
Little, A. D. 1964. Feasibility of a cassava starch industry in Nigeria. Report to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Federal Report Nigeria.
Liu, M. C. 1975. The in vitro introduction of callus and regeneration of cassava plants from shoot apical meristems. Taiwan Sugar, 171–177. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:14.]
Lizarraga Herrera, N. A. 1976. Evaluación del crecimiento del camote, Pomoea batatas L., y su relación con la radiación solar, en monocultivo y en asociación con yuca, Manihot esculenta, Crantz, y maíz, Zea mays L. Turrialba, Costa Rica: Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza. M.S. thesis. [Written in Spanish.]
Long, Edward. 1774. The history of Jamaica, 3 vols. London: Frank Cass and Co. (Reprinted in 1970.) [Describes the preparation of cassava bread, 778. Recounts the use of cassava juice as a poison.]
Longman, K. A. 1968. Effects of orientation and root position on apical dominance in a tropical woody plant. Ann. Bot. 32(127):553–566. [Investigates the effect of orientation and root position on apical dominance in cassava.]
Lonkhuysen, H., et al. 1974. Interaction of monoglycerides with starches. Stärke 26(10):337–342. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:217.]
Loomis, R. S., and H. Rapoport. 1977. Productivity of root crops. Proceedings of the 4th Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops held at CIAT, Cali, Colombia 1–7 August 1976, ed. by J. Cock, R. MacIntyre, and M. Graham, 70–84. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre. IDRC-080e. [Provides evidence that deep plowing will encourage deep root penetration for cassava.]
López A., J. M., A. Santos R., and G. M. Dean. 1945. Oligoelementos en alimentos españoles de origen vegetal. I. Cereales y legumbres. Anales de Física y Química 41:1358–1367. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:170–171. Written in Spanish.]
López, J. L. E., and N. Estrada R. 1969. Taxonomía de la yuca, su orígen, valor nutritivo y prácticas agronómicas. Paper presented at Simposio y Ford de Biología Tropical Amazónica. [Reports on the origin of cassava and the environment in which it grows. Written in Spanish.]
López Navas, J. T. 1952a. Algo sobre el cultivo de la yuca en Venezuela. Agricultor Venezolano 15(154):14–16. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:52. Written in Spanish.]
López Navas, J. T. 1952b. Algo sobre el cultivo de la yuca en Venezuela. Agricultor Venezolano 17(154):14–16. [Written in Spanish.]
Lorenzi, J. O. 1978. Absorção de macronutrientes e acumulação de matéria seca para duas cultivares de mandioca, Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Brasil: Universidade de São Paulo. 92 pg. [Reports on the analysis of growth parameters and macronutrient composition in two cassava cultivars. Written in Portuguese.]
Lorenzi, J. O., E. S. Normanha, and A. J. de Conceição. 1980. Cassava production and planting systems in Brazil. Proceedings of a workshop on cassava cultural practices, held at Bahia, Brazil, ed. by Weber, Torro, and Graham, 38–43. Ottawa, Canada: IDRC. IDRC-151e. [Reports that cassava is grown in multiple cropping systems in Brazil. States that regional socioeconomic conditions effect the agricultural practices.]
Lorenzi, J. O., et al. 1978. Variação de carboidratos e ácide cianídrico em raízes de mandioca, após a poda da parte sérea. Bragantia 37(16):139–144. [Examines the variation in carbohydrate and HCN content in cassava roots after pruning the aerial part. Written in Portuguese.]
Loría, W. 1962. Influencia del tamaño y posición de la estaca de yuca en el arraigamiento, rendimiento y producción de follaje. Caribbean Regional Proceedings of the American Society of Horticultural Science. 6:20–23. [Claims there are no significant yield differences between 40 cm, 60 cm, and 80 cm stem cuttings.]
Lowe, S. B., J. D. Mahon, and L. A. Hunt. 1975. A small collection of Manihot species. Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Newsletter 8:29–32. [Describes physiological characters of wild species of Manihot collected from the USA, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Brazil, and Argentina. Examines species in order to study their photosynthetic potential.]
Lowe, S. B., J. D. Mahon, and L. A. Hunt. 1976. The effect of daylength on shoot growth and formation of root tubers in young plants of cassava, Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Plant Science Letters 6(1):57–62. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:19.]
Lozano, J. C. 1972. Status of virus and mycoplasma-like diseases of cassava. Proceedings of a Cassava Mosaic Workshop, 2–12. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:127.]
Lozano, J. C. 1973. Bacterial blight of cassava in Central and South America: Etiology, epidemiology and control. Palmira, Colombia: CIAT. 19 pg. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:116.]
Lozano, J. C. 1975a. Bacterial blight of cassava. Pest Articles and News Summaries 21(1):38–43. U. K.
Lozano, J. C. 1975b. Bacterial blight of cassava. Pest Arrticles and News Summaries (PANS) 20:30–54. U. K.
Lozano, J. C. 1975. Inactivation of pathogenic organisms of cassava, Manihot esculenta, Crantz, by heat and other treatments. Cooperative Project between the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) and the Instituto Agronômico (IA), 1–33. Campinas, Brazil. Palmira, Colombia: CIAT. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:126–127.]
Lozano, J. C. 1977a. African cassava mosaic: A threat to the crop in America and Asia. Cassava Newsletter 1:4–5. [Points out that cassava mosaic can be introduced through the use of propagation material taken from regions where the disease occurs.]
Lozano, J. C. 1977b. Cassava, Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Plant health and quarantine in international transfer of genetic resources. Cleveland, Ohio: CRC Press.
Lozano, J. C. 1978. General considerations on cassava pathology. Proceedings of the Cassava Protection Workshop. Cali, Colombia: CIAT. 244 pg.
Lozano, J. C., A. Bellotti, A. Van Schoonhoven, R. Howeler, J. Doll, D. Howell, and T. Bates. 1976. Field problems in cassava. Cali, Colombia: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, CIAT GE-16. 127 pg. [2nd edition published in 1981.]
Lozano, J. C., A. Bellotti, J. A. Reyes, R. Howeler, D. Leihner, and J. Doll. 1981. Field problems in cassava, 2nd ed. Cali, Colombia: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical. [New edition of Lozano, et al. (1976). Discusses problems related to diseases, pests, and nutrition.]
Lozano, J. C., and A. Bellotti. 1979. Erwinia carotovora var. carotovora, causal agent of bacterial stem rot of cassava: Etiology, epidemiology and control. Pest Articles and News Summaries (PANS) 24(4):467–479. U. K.
Lozano, J. C., and A. van Schoonhoven. 1975. Danger of dissemination of diseases and pests through the introduction of material for the propagation of cassava. Ottawa, Canada: IDRC. IDRC-049e. 41–44.
Lozano, J. C., and D. W. Wholey. 1974. The production of bacteria-free planting stock of cassava. World Crops 26(2):115–117. [Describes a way of obtaining disease-free planting material from infected stocks.]
Lozano, J. C., and L. Sequeira. 1974a. Bacterial blight of cassava in Colombia: I. Etiology. Phytopathology 64:74–82.
Lozano, J. C., and L. Sequeira. 1974b. Bacterial blight of cassava in Colombia. II. Epidemiology and control. Phytopathology 64:83–88. [A quantitative epidemiological study of cassava diseases.]
Lozano, J. C., and N. Montoya. 1970. Bacteriosis en yuca, Manihot utilissima, causada por Pseudomonas sp. resumenes de trabajos en tuberosidades presentadas en la VIII reunion Latin Americana de Fitotechnia, Bogotá. [Describes a bacterial wilt caused by Pseudomonas sp. and found in Colombia. Written in Spanish.]
Lozano, J. C., and R. H. Booth. 1973. The superelongation disease of cassava. 3rd International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops, Ibadan, Nigeria. Palmira, Colombia: CIAT. 29 pg. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:121–122.]
Lozano, J. C., and R. H. Booth. 1974. Diseases of cassava, Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Pest Articles and News Summaries 20(1):30–54. U. K. [Reports how cassava rust, Uromyces manihotis, affected cassava in high altitude and cold areas in Colombia. Also discusses other diseases related to cassava.]
Lozano, J. C., and R. H. Booth. 1976. Diseases of cassava, Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Cali, Colombia: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, CIAT DE-5. 45 pg.
Lozano, J. C., D. Byrne, and A. Bellotti. 1980. Cassava/ecosystems relationships and their influence on breeding strategy. Tropical Pest Management 26(2):180–187. [Points out that native cassava clones tend to be resistant to the disease and pest complexes of the region.]
Lozano, J. C., I. Cabrera, and T. Salazar. 1974. Susceptibilidad del almidón presente en harinas crudas y modificadas al ataque enzimático con amilasa. Revista Colombiana de Química 3(1):43–63. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:217. Written in Spanish.]
Lozano, J. C., J. C. Toro, A. Castro, and A. Bellotti. 1977. Production of cassava planting material. Cali, Colombia: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, CIAT GE-17. 28 pg. [Points out that careful selection of planting materials and pesticide treatment can greatly reduce germination losses and initial levels of infection.]
Lozano, J. C., J. H. Cock, and J. Castaño. 1978. New developments in cassava storage. Proceedings of the Cassava Protection Workshop, CIAT, 7–9 Nov. 1977, ed. by T. Breckelbaum, A. Bellotti, and J.C. Lozano, 135–141. Cali, Colombia: CIAT. Series CE-14. 244 pg. [States that one of the major factors limiting postharvest storage of cassava is blue-black discoloration which is called vascular streaking. Classifies root deterioration as physiological deterioration or microbial deterioration.]
Luc, M. 1968. Nematological problems in the former French African tropical territories and Madagascar. Tropical nematology, ed. by G. C. Smart, and V. G. Perry, 93–112. Gainesville, Fl.: Univ. of Florida Press. [States that root-knot, a disease of cassava, is caused by Meloidogyne incognita. Suggests that development of cultivars resistant to nematodes would be more economical than chemical control.]
Lucas, J. E. 1914. Expérience sur l’emploie de la farine de manioc dans l’alimentation des vaches laitières. Annales de Sciénce Agronomique (4e Série) 3:337–342. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:200. Written in French.]
Lucas, J. E. 1915. Expérience sur l’emploie de la farine de manioc dans l’alimentation des vaches laitières faite à la ferme agronomique de Gournay-sur-Marne. Bulletin Economique de Madagascar 15:97–71. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:200. Written in French.]
Lue, L. S., and C. T. Chon. 1972. Bacterial wilt of cassava, Manihot utilissima, Pohl, caused by Xanthomonas manihotis (Arthaud-Berthet) Starr. Plant Protection Bulletin 14(D):17–26. Taiwan.
Lujan, L. 1975. Colombia (cassava germ plasm). The International Exchange and Testing of Cassava Germ Plasm. Proceedings of an interdisciplinary workshop, Palmira, Colombia, 1975, ed. by B. Nestel, and R. MacIntyre, 17–18. Ottawa, Canada: IDRC. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:154.]
Luna de la Fuente, R., and M. Oviedo. 1959. Ensayo de panificación con mezclas de harinas de trigo y de tres variedades de yuca. Informe Mensual 33(383):20–25. Peru Estación Exp. Agr. La Molina. [Discusses the substitution of three varieties of cassava for wheat flour in the bread making industry of Peru. Written in Spanish.]
Lustre, A. O. 1973. The utilization of root crops in the Philippines - problems, prospects and research needs. PCAR, Crops Research Division. 14 pg. (Mimeo.) [Reports that cassava bibingka is largely produced in San Carlos City, Pangasinan. States that cassava starch is used in the plywood and corrugated boxwood industry for binding.]
Luyken, A. P., et al. 1968. De voedingswaarde van eiwit van cassave blad. Rapport R2617. Zeist, Holland: Central Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek. 7 pg. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:171. Written in Dutch.]
Luzuriaga, H. 1976. Descripción agro-económica del proceso del cultivo de yuca en el Ecuador. Publicación miscelanea 33. Quito, Ecuador: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Departamento de Economía, Agricola. [Reports the results of a farm survey in Ecuador which show why yields may be reduced. Written in Spanish.]
Lynam, J. K. 1978. Options for Latin American countries in the development of integrated cassava production programs. The adaptation of traditional agriculture: Socioeconomic problems of urbanization, ed. by E. K. Fisk, 213–256. Canberra: Australian National Univ. Development Studies Centre Monograph 11. [States that cassava supplied 7 percent of the total calorie requirement in Latin America in 1971.]
Lynam, J. K. 1983. Cassava in Asia: A look at the present and at the future. Cassava Newsletter 7(2):7–9,11. [States that cassava was probably first introduced into Asia through the Philippines in the 17th century. Reports on the role of cassava in the agricultural system in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand.]
Lynam, J. K., and D. Pachico. 1981. Cassava production, marketing and demand in Latin America international program review. Cali, Colombia: CIAT. [States that cassava consumption for the lowest income strata tends to increase with increased income to a point, after which it declines.]
Lynam, J. K., and D. Pachico. 1983. Cassava in Latin America, current status and future prospects. Cali, Colombia: CIAT. Mimeograph. [Discusses the uses of cassava in Latin America. Provides consumption tables for fresh cassava in different Latin American countries.]
MacClean, A. P. D. n.d. The mosaic or leaf curl of cassava. Report of the plant pathologist at the East African Agricultural Research Station 84(2):100–101.
Machado, A. 1951. Enraizamiento de la yuca, Parte II. Chinchiná, Colombia: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café. Bol. Tech. 1(5):3–16. [Reports on cassava yields based on spacing experiments. Written in Spanish.]
Maciel, E. 1958. Contribução ao estudo da mandioca no alimentação dos animales: Valor comparativo da raíz e farinha de mandioca como alimentos para porcos em crescimento e engorda. Dipan 11(119/120):23–40. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:200–201. Written in Portuguese.]
MacNeish, R. S. 1968. Preliminary archaeological investigations in the Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 48(6):1–210. [States that cassava seeds and leaf remains were discovered in northeastern Mexico and estimated to be about 2,100 years old.]
Maduagwu, E. N., and A. F. Adewale. 1981. Loss of hydrocyanic acid and its derivatives during sun drying of cassava. Tropical Root Crops: Research Strategies for the 1980s. Proceedings of the Triennial Root Crops Symposium of the International Soc. for Trop. Root Crops, ed. by E. R. Terry, K. A. Oduro, and F. Caveness, 149–151. Ottawa, Canada: International Dev. Research Centre, IDRC-163e. [Reports on differences in cyanide levels as a result of changes in drying techniques.]
Maduagwu, E. N., and I. B. Umoh. 1982. Detoxification of cassava leaves by simple traditional methods. Toxicology Letters 10:245–248. [Describes traditional methods used in Zaire for detoxifying cassava leaves.]
Maduewesi, J. N. C. 1974. Observations of the Cercospora leaf spot diseases of cassava, Manihot esculenta. Nigerian J. Plant Protection 1:29–37.]
Maghuin-Rogister, G. 1968. Un disaccharide nouveau extrait de la farine de manioc. II. Synthésis du 5-0-@-D-glucopy-ranosyl D-glucofuranose. Bulletin des Societés Chimiques Belges 77:575–578. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:171. Written in French.]
Magoon, M. L. 1967. Recent trends in cassava breeding in India. Proceedings of an International Symposium on Tropical Root and Tuber Crops 1:100–117. St. Augustine, Trinidad: Univ. of the West Indies. [States that because many of the cassava cultivars have become adapted to sub-fertile soils, they do not respond optimally to higher levels of soil fertility. States that all cultigens of M. esculenta possess a chromosome number 2n=36.]
Magoon, M. L. 1970. Problems and prospects in the genetic improvement of cassava in India. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Tropical Root and Tuber Crops 1:58–61. [Provides evidence for a polyploid origin of Manihot esculenta.
Magoon, M. L., and R. Krishnan. 1973. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops, 2–9 Dec. 1973. [Examines the genetics, cytology, and breeding of cassava.]
Magoon, M. L., and S. G. Appan. 1966a. Cassava, a food for the millions. Indian Farming 16(1):12–13.
Magoon, M. L., and S. G. Appan. 1966b. The industrial utility of cassava. Kerala Labor and Industries Review 4(3):1–6. [Examines the properties of cassava starch.]
Magoon, M. L., J. S. Jos, and K. N. Vasudevan. 1968. Male sterile cassava. The Nucleus 11:1–6. [Describes the mechanism of pollen abortion in some male sterile lines.]
Magoon, M. L., J. S. Jos, and S. G. Appan. 1966. Cytomorphology of the interspecific hybrid between cassava and ceara rubber. Chromosome Information Service, Japan, 7:8–10. [Describes the cytomorphology of interspecific hybrids between M. esculenta and M. glaziovii.]
Magoon, M. L., J. S. Jos, and S. G. Nair. 1969. A morphological embryological and cytological study of male sterility in Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Newsletter 2:10–11. [Investigates the mechanisms of pollen abortion in twelve sterile lines of cassava.]
Magoon, M. L., J. S. Jos, and S. G. Nair. 1970. Cytogenetics of induced polyploids of cassava. Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Newletter 3:18–20. [Reports the results of inducing colchiploids in cassava.]
Magoon, M. L., J. S. Jos, K. N. Vasudevan, and S. G. Nair. 1969. Cytomorphological studies in induced polyploids of cassava. Genetica Iberica 21:27 [Reports the results of inducing colchiploids in cassava. Describes the cytomorphology of induced polyploids.]
Magoon, M. L., R. Krishnan, and K. Vijayabai. 1969a. The pachytene karyology of Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Newsletter 2:9.
Magoon, M. L., R. Krishnan, and K. Vijayabai. 1969b. Morphology of the pachytene chromosomes and meiosis in Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Cytologia 34:612. [Reports the results of karyomorphological studies.]
Magoon, M. L., R. Krishnan, and K. Vijayabai. 1970. Cytogenetics of F1 hybrid between cassava and ceara rubber and its back crosses. Genetica 41:3. [Describes the cytomorphology of interspecific hybrids between M. esculenta and M. glaziovii.]
Magoon, M. L., S. B. Maini, and R. Krishnan. 1973. Breeding for tuber quality in cassava. Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Newsletter 5:27–29. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:154.]
Magoon, M. L., S. G. Appan, R. Krishnan, and R. C. Mandal. 1970. Some promising high yielding hybrids and selections of cassava. Sabrao Newsletter 2:19–26. [Report on the selection of high starch yielding strains.]
Mahendranathan, T. 1971. Malayasian Agricultural J. 48:77. [Reports on cassava starch production in Malaysia.]
Maini, S. B. 1978. Quality aspects of cassava. Cassava production technology, ed. by N. Hrishi, and R. Gopinathan Nair, 49–57. Trivandrum, India: Central Tuber Crops Research Institute. [Examines the composition of cassava roots. Provides data on analyses of cassava and some of its products. Discusses requirements for starch, flour and chips.]
Maini, S. B., and C. Balagopal. 1978. Biochemical changes during postharvest deterioration of cassava. J. of Root Crops 4(1):31–33. Trivandrum, India: Central Tuber Crops Institute. [Reports a decrease in starch content with concomitant increase in free sugar content during storage of cassava.]
Majumder, S. K. 1955. Some studies on the microbial rot of tapioca. Bulletin of Central Food Technology Research Institute Mysore 4(6):164. [Reports on microorganisms from deteriorated cassava, Rhizopus sp. which causes a dry rot under aerobic conditions, and Bacillus sp. which causes a soft rot under anaerobic conditions.]
Majumder, S. K., S. V. Pingale, M. Swaminathan, and V. Subrahmanyan. 1956. Control of spoilage in fresh tapioca tubers. Bulletin of Central Food Technology Research Institute 5(5):108–109. [Points out that fresh cassava roots are subject to soft rot which has been attributed to various species of Penicillium, Aspergillis, Rhizopus, and several species of bacteria. Suggests methods for chemically controlling storage rot.]
Makanjuola, G. A., B. E. Onochie, and E. E. Schulte. 1973. Preliminary studies on the mechanical harvesting of cassava roots in Nigeria. Paper presented at 3rd International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Makene, W. J., and J. Wilson. 1972. Bio-chemical studies in Tanzanian patients with ataxic tropical neuropathy. J. of Neurology Neurosurgery, Psychiatry 35:31–33. [Provides evidence that chronic cyanide poisoning is of great importance in areas where cassava constitutes a major portion of the diet.]
Malavolta, E., E. A. Graner, T. Coury, M. O. C. Brasil Sobr, and J. A. de C. Pacheco. 1955. Studies on the mineral nutrition of cassava, Manihot utilissima, Pohl. Plant Physiology 30(1):81–82. [Describes metabolic processes of young cassava plants in mobilizing the reserve carbohydrates for their vegetative growth. Reports on response to fertilizer.]
Malavolta, E., et al. 1954. Estudos sôbre a alimentação mineral da mandioca, Manihot utilissima, Pohl. Anais da Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” 11:12–40. Brasil. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:66. Written in Portuguese.]
Malavolta, E., T. Coury, E. A. Graner, J. A. de C. Pacheco, and M. O. C. Brasil Sobr. 1953. Abudacão da mandioca, Manihot utilissima, Pohl. I. Ensaio emareia lavada (Nota prévia). Anales Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” 10:217–222. Piracicaba, Brasil [Reports the results of hydroponic and sand cultures of cassava that show that high potassium levels did not favor tuber production.]
Mallard, R. P. 1962. A mandioca e sua cultura. Boletim Agricola 11(1/6):89–96. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:52–53.]
Mamicpic, N. G. 1973. The present status of production and research in root crops. PCAR, Crops Research Division. 6 pg. (Mimeo.) [Suggests methods for improving cassava yields in the Philippines.]
Mandal, R. C., K. D. Singh, and S. B. Maini. 1973. Effect of plant density, fertility level and shootnumber on tuber yield and quality of tapioca hybrids. Indian J. of Agronomy 18(4):498–593. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:53.]
A mandarová a pior praga da mandioca: Aspetos biológicos, combate com dipterex pó 2.5% ou Folidol EM. 7.5% + 30% DDT. 1964. Correio Agro-Pecuário 4(2):18–19. Brazil. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:138. Written in Portuguese.]
Mandarová ataca a mandioca. 1964. Seleções Agrícolas Brazil 19(216):91. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:138–139. Written in Portuguese.]
Mandioca. 1933. Lavoura, Brazil. 37:81–85. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:88. Written in Portuguese.]
Mandioca do indigena a mecanizacãs. 1970. Circular 10. Sete Lagoas, Brasil: Instituto de Pesquisas E Experimentação Agropecucirios do Centro-Oeste. [Reports on the use of cassava as cattle feed in Brazil.]
Mandioca, productos esenciasis 2. 1972. Brazil: Ministerio da Agricultura. [Provides information on Brazil’s utilization of cassava for animal feed.]
Mandioqueira Doce, Manihot dulcis (Gmel.) Pax. Mandioquerira amarga, Manihot esculenta, Crantz. 1949. Agronomía Angolana 2:214–225. [Provides a botanical description of the sweet and bitter cassava species and varieties in Angola. Written in Portuguese.]
Maner, J. H. 1971. Nutrition of swine with rations based on cassava. Boletin Téchnico 9, ICA, Colombia. [Reports the results of feeding cassava to swine.]
Maner, J. H. 1972a. Cassava in swine feeding. Cali, Colombia: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, CIAT EE-15. 73 pg.
Maner, J. H. 1972b. La yuca en la alimentación de cerdos. Informe del seminario sobre Sistemas de Producción de Porcinos en América Latina. Colombia: CIAT. [Discusses the potential for using cassava in animal feeds. Written in Spanish.]
Maner, J. H. 1972c. Feeding swine with rations based on cassava. Document prepared by Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). [Describes cassava products used in the animal feedstuff industry.]
Maner, J. H. 1972d. Seminar on swine production in Latin America, September 1972, CIAT. Cali, Colombia: CIAT. (Mimeo.) [Reports that up to 60 percent cassava has been used in swine rations.]
Maner, J. H. 1973. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops. Cali, Colombia: CIAT. [Reports on the use of cassava in swine rations.]
Maner, J. H., and Guillermo Gómez. 1973. Implications of cyanide toxicity in animal feeding studies using high cassava rations. Proceedings of an interdisciplinary workshop on chronic cassava toxicity, London, England, 29–30 January 1973, ed. by B. Nestel, and R. MacIntyre, 113–120. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre, IDRC-010e. 163 pg. [Describes results of methionine supplementation in cassava-based diets for animal feed.]
Maner, J. H., and I. Jiménez. 1967. Comparison of various protein supplements for use with fresh cassava for growing and finishing pigs. Día de Campo sobre Porcinos. Palmira, Colombia: ICA. [Reports the results of feeding cassava to swine.]
Maner, J. H., and J. Buitrago. 1964. Utilization of cassava in diets for growing and finishing swine. II Congreso Nal. de la Industria Porcina, Junio 25–29, Cali, Colombia.
Maner, J. H., J. Buitrago, and I. Jiménez. 1967. Utilization of cassava in swine feeding. Proceedings of an International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops 2(6):62–71. St. Augustine, Trinidad: Univ. of the West Indies.
Maner, J. H., J. Buitrago, and I. Jiménez. 1968. Utilization of yuca in swine feeding. Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario and Rockefeller Foundation, Cali, Colombia.
Maner, J. H., J. Buitrago, and J. T. Gallo. 1970. Protein sources for supplementation of fresh cassava, Manihot esculenta, rations for growing and finishing swine. J. of Animal Science 31:208. [An abstract summarizing the results of feeding cassava to swine.]
Manihot. 1963. From Wealth of India 6:286–298. [Notes that the scale insect, Aonidomytelus albus, attacks cassava in India causing chloroses and aggravating the effect of drought.]
Manihot. 1965. Compte rendu des activités de l’IRAT aux Antilles, 1963–1964 Fort de France, Martinique, 224–248. Institut des Recherches Agronomiques Tropicales et des Cultures Vivrières. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:50–51. Written in French.]
Manihoteae. 1962. Flore du Congo et de Ruanda-Burundi 8(1):121–122. [Provides a taxonomic and morphological description of the family, Manihoteae, and several species. Discusses the origin, habitat, common names, uses, and areas where these species have been introduced. Written in French.]
Manioc. 1957. Rapport Annuel, 95–96. Congo Belge: Institut National pour l’Etude Agronomique du Congo. [Provides evidence that different varieties of cassava grown under similar conditions have very different yielding ability. Written in French.]
Manioc. 1964. Rapport Annuel 1963, 73–78. Tananarive: Institut de Recherches Agronomiques de Madagascar. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:152. Written in French.]
Manioc. 1970. Projet PNUD - FAO de développement de la plaine de Morondava (Madagascar), 75–79. Paris. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:60. Written in French.]
Manioc “Brazilian bread”. 1967. Conjuntura Econ. Rio de Janeiro. 14(6):47–54. [Reports on cassava production in Brazil.]
Manson, B. 1972. How the Thai tapioca industry mixes the good with the gruel and still dances dizzily on top! Business in Thailand, 32–42. [Reports on the cassava pellet industry in Thailand. ]
Manto, J. M., M. V. Manuel, C. D. Malabanan, and E. B. Mariano. 1977. Cassava socio-economic and marketing study. Part II: Bicol Region 77(21). Philippines: Department of Agriculture. 45 pg. [Provides a socioeconomic profile of cassava farmers in the Bicol Region of the Philippines in order to determine costs of production and marketing, returns received and problems in the cassava industry in the Philippines.]
Manto, J. M., S. S. Olgado, B. H. Domingo, and C. M. Baente. 1978. Cassava socio-economic and marketing study. Part IV: Central Luzon 78(2). Philippines: Department of Agriculture. 42 pg. [Provides a socioeconomic profile of cassava farmers in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines in order to determine costs of production and marketing, returns received and problems in the cassava industry in the Philippines.]
Manto, J. M., S. S. Olgado, J. D. Abunyawan, and B. H. Domingo. 1977. Cassava socio-economic and marketing study. Part III: Central Visayas 77(25). Philippines: Department of Agriculture. 47 pg. [Provides a socioeconomic profile of cassava farmers in the Visaya region of the Philippines in order to determine costs of production and marketing, returns received and problems in the cassava industry in the Philippines.]
Manuel, M. V., E. H. Federizon, and D. P. Manalo. 1978. Cassava socioeconomic and marketing study. Part VI: Leyte and Samar 78(22). Quezon City, Philippines: Department of Agriculture. 48 pg. [Provides a socioeconomic profile of cassava farmers and their households in the Philippines.]
Manurung, Firman. 1974. Technology of cassava chips and pellets processing in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Proceedings of an interdisciplinary workshop on cassava processing and storage, Pattaya, Thailand, 17–19 April 1974, ed. by E. V. Araullo, B. Nestel, and M. Campbell, 89–112. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre, IDRC-031e. [Describes differences and similarities between processing methods and suggests methods of improvement.]
Marafioti, R. L. 1970. The meanings of generic names of important economic plants. Economic Botany 24:189–207. [Claims that the etymology of the generic name for cassava, Manihot, Adans (Euphorbiaceae) comes from the Brazilian name for the plant.]
Maraite, H., and J. A. Meyer. 1975. Xanthomonas manihotis (Arthaud-Berthet) Starr, causal agent of bacterial wilt, blight and leafspots of cassava in Zaire. Pest Articles and News Summaries (PANS) 21:27–37. U. K.
Maravalhas, N. 1964. Carotenoides nas farinhas de mandioca. Química 6:39–41. [Discusses carotenoids of cassava flour. Written in Portuguese.]
Marcanom, J. R. 1974. Componentes químicos de las raíces y hojas de veintisiete clones de yuca, Manihot esculenta, Crantz, cultivados en suelo de sabana de Monagas. Tesis. Ing. Agr. Jusepín, Venezuela: Universidad de Oriente. Escuela de Ingeniería Agronómica. 106 pg. [Examines the chemical composition of the roots and leaves of twenty-seven cassava varieties from the Monagas region of Venezuela. Written in Spanish.]
The market for cassava with particular reference to the United Kingdom. 1964. Tropical Products Institute Report 6(62):1–19. London: TPI.
Market processes in the Recife area of Northeast Brazil. 1969. Research Report 2. Michigan State Univ., Latin American Studies Center, [Describes the cassava production system in Brazil. Points out that it consists of mainly small farms using manual methods.]
The markets for manioc as a raw material for the manufacture of compound animal feedingstuffs in The Federal Republic of Germany, The Netherlands, and Belgium. 1968. Geneva: International Trade Centre, UNCTAD-GATT FS 21. 94 pg. [Describes cassava products used in the animal feedstuff industry and reports on the growth potential of cassava. States that export sources for cassava include China, Angola, Tanzania, and Malawi. Provides information on cassava imports into Europe between 1962 and 1966.]
Marrewijk, G. A. M. van. 1974. Preliminary cassava yields trials on soils of the Zanderij formation. Surinaamse Landbouw 22(2/3):52–57. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:98.]
Marriott, J., B. O. Been, and C. Perkins. 1978. The aetiology of vascular discoloration in cassava roots after harvesting: Association with water loss from wounds. Physiologica Plantarum 44:38–42. [States that one of the major factors limiting postharvest storage of cassava is blue-black discoloration which is called vascular streaking.]
Marriott, J., B. O. Been, and C. Perkins. 1979. The aetiology of vascular discoloration in cassava roots after harvesting: Development of endogenous resistance in stored roots. Physiologica Plantarum 45:51–56. [States that one of the major factors limiting postharvest storage of cassava is blue-black discoloration which is called vascular streaking.]
Marriott, J., R. A. Plumbley, and J. E. Rickard. 1980. Physiological aspects of the storage of cassava and other tropical root crops. Opportunities for increasing crop yield, ed. by R. G. Hurd, P. V. Biscoe, and C. Dennis, 363–375. London: Pitmans Publ. Ltd.
Marshall, G. A. K. 1923. On new Curculionidae from Brazil. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 15(86):282–296. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:132–133.]
Martin, F. W. 1970. Cassava in the world of tomorrow. Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Tropical Root and Tuber Crops 1:51–58. [Suggests the use of mass selection techniques to overcome the partial sterility of cassava.]
Martin, F. W., and W. E. Splittstoesser. 1975. A comparison of total protein and amino acids in tropical roots and tubers. Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Newsletter 8:7–15.
Martin, M. 1952. Le manioc. Engrais 53:17–20. [Provides a brief description of cassava cultivation in French Africa in 1948. Written in French.]
Martino, G. 1935. On the nutritive value of cassava. Bul. Inst. Fisiológico 15. Asunción, Paraguay, [Reports that rats fed cassava roots developed neuromuscular symptoms.]
Martínez, A. E. 1980. Estudio sobre mercado de la yuca en el Departamento de Sucre. Programa de Desarrollo Rural Integrado. 69 pg. [Written in Spanish.]
Massal, E., and J. Barrau. 1955. Cultures virières du Pacifique: Le manioc. Bulletin Trimestriel 5(4):23–32. Commission du Pacifique Sud. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:171–172. Written in French.]
Massal, E., and J. Barrau. 1956. Food plants of the South Sea Islands. Noumea, South Pacific Commission Technical Paper. 94 pg. [Points out the importance of underground storage of cassava roots without the necessity of handling before harvesting for consumption.]
Masson, R. R. 1956. Cassava varieties in Fiji. Agricultural J. of Fiji 27(3-4):88–93.
Mateo, N., A. Barrantes, and R. Moreno. 1975. Department of Crops and Soils, Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enzeñanza, Turrialba, Costa Rica. Unpublished ms. [Provides an economic analysis of cassava and maize intercropping.]
Mathew, N. T. 1947. Tapioca as a solution of the food problem. Science and Culture 12(11):557–558. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:99.]
Mathot, P. J. 1972. Production and export control in Thailand and marketing in Europe of tapioca pellets. Bangkok, Thailand: Thai Tapioca Trade Association. [Examines cassava drying and pressing techniques.]
Mathot, P. J. 1974. Production and export control in Thailand and the marketing in Europe of tapioca pellets. Proceedings of an interdisciplinary workshop on cassava processing and storage, Pattaya, Thailand, 17–19 April 1974, ed. by E. V. Araullo, B. Nestel, and M. Campbell, 27–42. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre, IDRC-031e. [Reviews the most important results and conclusions of an investigation carried out in Thailand and Holland into the production, export control, and marketing of cassava.]
Mathur, M. L., S. R. Sampath, and S. N. Ghosh. 1969. Studies on tapioca: Effect of 50 and 100 percent replacement of oats by tapioca in the concentrate mixture of dairy cows. J. of Dairy Science 22:193–199. [Reports the results of feeding cassava to milk cows.]
Mattos, P. L. P. de, J. de C. Gomes, and A. P. de Matos. 1973. Cultura da mandioca. Cruz das Almas, Brasil: Instituto de Pesquisas Agropecuárias do Leste. Circular 27. 13 pg. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:53–54. Written in Portuguese.]
Maus preços na raiz da crise. 1969. Coopercotia 26(238):21–24. São Paulo. [Discusses the social and economic situation in cassava-growing regions of the Brazilian State of Santa Catharina. Reports on cultivation, processing, and marketing practices. Written in Portuguese.]
Maust, L. E., et al. 1969. Rice-bran-cassava meal as a carbohydate feed for growing pigs. J. of Animal Science 29(1):140. [Reports the results of feeding cassava to swine.]
Maust, L. E., W. G. Pond, and M. L. Scott. 1972. J. of Animal Science 35:953. [Reports on a 40 percent cassava, 29 percent rice bran feed ration which required the addition of zinc.]
May, J. M. 1968. The ecology of malnutrition in the French speaking countries of West Africa and Madagascar. New York: Jafner.
May, Peter. n.d. Cassava processing industries: Socio-political and economic implications. Unpublished ms. [Examines the three markets for cassava products: human food, industrial starch, and animal feed. Discusses cassava processing in relationship to political and social considerations.]
McCann, D. J. 1977. Cassava utilization in agro-industrial systems. Proceedings of the 4th Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops, Cali, Colombia, ed. by J. H. Cock, R. MacIntyre, and M. Graham, 215–221. Ottawa, Canada: IDRC. IDRC-080e.
McConnnell, R. M. 1964. A survey of agriculture in Malaysia. IRS, USDA, Foreign-95.
McGregor, E. A. 1950. Mites of the family Tetranychidae. American Middle Nat. 44:257–420. [Reports that Teranychus species are pests of cassava in Haiti and Puerto Rico.]
McIlloy, R. J. 1951. The plant glycosides. London: Edward Arnold and Co. [Points out that the juice of cassava roots contains linamarin, a cynogenetic glycoside. Linamarin exists with the enzyme linase. When the enzyme linase hydrolyses the glycoside, B-glucose, acetone, and HCN are liberated.]
McIntosh, Jerry L., and Suryatna Effendi. 1979. Soil fertility implications of cropping patterns and practices for cassava. Proceedings of an international workshop on intercropping with cassava, held at Trivandrum, India, 27 Nov–1 Dec 1978, ed. by E. Weber, B. Nestel, and M. Campbell, 77–85. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre, IDRC-142e. 143 pg. [States that cassava thrives at low elevations on soils that may be too acidic and low in soil fertility for other crops. Claims that harvest time ranges from five months to a year. Provides results from soil tests where cassava is grown in Indonesia and reports the results of a long-term field study to answer agricultural problems of transmigration settlements in Indonesia.]
McKinney, H. H. 1929. Mosaic diseases in the Canary Islands, West Africa and Gibraltar. J. of Agricultural Research 39(8):557–578.
McVaugh, R. 1945. The jatrophas of Cervantes and of the Sessé and Mociño herbarium. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 72(1):31–41. [Discusses several species of jatrophas and their relationship to Manihot.]
McVaugh, R. 1961. Euphorbiaceae novae novogalicianae. Brittonia 13(2):145–205. [Examines twenty-four previously undescribed and unidentified euphorbiaceous species from Mexico with the purpose of contributing to taxonomic and botanical studies.]
Medard, R. 1974. Mise en évidence chez le manioc, Manihot esculenta, Crantz, euphorbiacées crotorioidées, d’une mémoire de ramification transmissible par bouturage. J. d’Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée 21(10/12):351–360. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:143. Written in French.]
Mejia, E. B., et al. 1979. Cassava socio-economic and marketing study. Philippines: Department of Agriculture, 26. 68 pg. [Provides a socioeconomic profile of cassava farmers in the Philippines in order to determine costs of production and marketing, returns received, and problems in the cassava industry in the Philippines.]
Mejia F., R. 1946. El cultivo de la yuca y su explotación industrial. II. Variedades, clima terrenos y siembra. Agricultura Tropical 2(2):14–16. Colombia. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:66. Written in Spanish.]
Melan, C. 1961. Premiers essais d’usinage mécanisé du manioc à Yangambi. Bulletin d’Information de l’NEAC 10(4). [Written in French.]
Mendes, C. T. 1929. A poda da mandioca. Revista de Agricultura 4(7–8):290–302. Brazil. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:89. Written in Portuguese.]
Mendes, C. T. 1930. Algunas notas para a cultura da mandioca. Revista de Agricultura 5:95–102. Brazil. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:88. Written in Portuguese.]
Mendes, C. T. 1933. Culture da mandioca au Brésil. Revue de Botanique Appliquée 13(145):655–658. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:54. Written in French.]
Mendes, C. T. 1949. Conservação da rama da mandioca. Granja 5(47–48):50. Brazil. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:88–89. Written in Portuguese.]
Mendoza, E. M. T., M. Kojima, N. Iwatsuki, H. Fukuba, and I. Uritani. Evaluation of some methods for the analysis of cyanide in cassava. Tropical root crops: Postharvest physiology and processing, ed. by I. Uritani, and E. D. Reyes, 235–242. Tokyo: Japan Scientific Societies Press. [Compares three spectrophotometric methods for the analysis of cyanide in cassava root extracts. Shows that the pyridine-barbiturate and pyridine-pyrazolone methods gave consistently similar values while the alkaline picrate method gave two to ten times greater values. Concludes that the pyridine-barbiturate method is the best.]
Menon, A. G. G., K. P. M. Nair, and C. M. George. 1966. Effect of seradix B1, B2 and B3 on the yield of tapioca, Manihot esculenta syn. Manihot utilissima. Agricultural Research J. of Kerala 4(2):95–99. [States that application of plant growth regulators influences the size of cassava roots.]
Mercado, T. 1939a. A comparative study of two bud sports of cassava and their parent variety. Philippine Agr. 28:308–320.
Mercado, T. 1939b. Construction and improvement of cassava graters in the college of Agriculture. Philippine Agr. 28:158.
Mercier, C. 1973. Composition glucidique des végétaux utilisés en alimentation humaine: Aspects quantitatif et qualitatif. Revue Française de Diététique 17(66):17–40. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:31. Written in French.]
Meuser, F. 1978. Cassava flours and starches: Some considerations. Proceedings of a workshop held at CIAT, Cali, Colombia, ed. by Weber, Cock, and Chouinard, 37–40. [Discusses the extraction of linamarin, whether or not to ferment cassava during the processing of starch and flour, and how to dry the product.]
Meuser, F., and H. D. Smolnik. 1980. Processing of cassava to gari and other foodstuffs. Starch/Starke 32:116–122. [Claims that gari can be used as a supplement in the preparation of composite flours.]
Métraux, Alfred. 1942. The native tribes of eastern Bolivia and western Mato Grosso. Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 134. Washington. [Discusses the drying of cassava tubers by the Mojo.]
Miche, C. 1971. Root and Tuber Crops in West Africa Seminar, 22–26 Feb. 1971. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA. (Mimeo.) [Discusses the industrial manufacture of traditional African food dishes.]
Miege, J. 1957. Essais culturels sur le manioc. J. d’Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Apliquée 4(9-10):402–442. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:89. Written in French.]
Miller, J. K., B. R. Moss, E. W. Swanson, and W. A. Lyke. 1975. Effect of thyroid status and thiocyanate on absorption and excretion of iodine by cattle. J. of Dairy Science 58:526–531. [States that cassava ingestion perturbs the mechanism of adaptation of the thyroid to iodine deficiency.]
Milthorpe, F. L. 1969. Some physiological principles determining the yield of root crops. Proceedings of International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops 2:1–19. St. Augustine, Trinidad: Univ. of the West Indies. 2–8 April 1967, ed. by E. A. Tai. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:14.]
Mirande Jùnior, A. S. de, D. G. Francis, F. Machado Filho, and V. L. Botelho. 1980. Orietação quanto ao risco e a adoção de inovações entre produtores de mandioca no Estado do Amazonas. Revista Ceres 27(150):112–124. [Analyzes cassava producers in Amazonas in terms of individual risk orientation, its association with other variables, and its influence on the acceptance of new agricultural methods and practices. Written in Portuguese.]
Mirande, M. 1909. Procéde rapide pour la recherche des plantes a acide cyanhydrique. C. R. hebd. séances Acad. Sci. 149:140–142. [Uses the picrate test of Guignard (1906) for the detection and quantitative assay of cyanide in cassava. Written in French.]
Modebe, A. N. A. 1963. Preliminary trial on the value of dried cassava, Manihot utilissima, Pohl, for pig feeding. J. of West African Science Association 7(2):127–133. [Points out the value of cassava in swine diets.]
Mogilner, I., A. J. D. Portuguez, A. D. Gotuzzo, and J. A. Acosta. 1967. Bonplandia 2:137. [Reports on cassava yield increases by grafting M. flabellifolia onto M. esculenta.]
Mogilner, I., G. A. Orioli, and C. M. Blettler. 1967. Trial to study topophysis and photoperiodism in cassava. Bonplandia 2:265–272.
Moh, C. C. 1966. Preliminary observations of meiotic chromosome pairing in Manihot esculenta. The Application of Nuclear Energy to Agriculture, Turrialba, Costa Rica: Institut Interamericano de Ciencias Agricolas, Annual Report.
Moh, C. C. 1975. Induction of anther callus in cassava. Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Newsletter 8:5–7. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:15.]
Moh, C. C. 1976. Correlation between hydrocyanic acid levels in leaf and root of cassava, Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Turrialba, Costa Rica. 26(2):132–133. [Examines the correlation between the HCN levels in the leaves and roots in twenty-six cassava cultivars. Concludes that it is possible to use leaves for screening HCN content.]
Moh, C. C., and J. J. Alan. n.d. The use of Guignard test for screening cassava cultivars of low hydrocyanic acid content. (Mimeo.) [Describes the Guignard test.]
Moh, C. C., and J. Valerio. 1965. Cytogenetics of Manihot. The application of nuclear energy to agriculture, ed. by C. C. Moh, 43–49. Turrialba, Costa Rica: Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Science. [Investigates cytological abnormalities of some cassava cultivars with the aim of determining the advantageous effects of cytological aberrations.]
Mokonda Bonza, N. 1978. La problématique des cultures vivrières au Zaire: l’exemple de l’Uélé. Cahiers Economiques et Sociaux 16(3):281–305. [Examines problems of subsistence crops in Uélé, Zaire. Analyzes economic and social factors restricting development. Written in French.]
Molinary-Sales, E., and Julia F. Molinary-Sales. 1939. Fertilizer experiments with cassava. Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station Annual Report.
Molinyawe, C. D. 1967. Status of root crop research in the Philippines. Proceedings of International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops 1(3):69–83. St. Augustine, Trinidad: Univ. of the West Indies. [Examines the affects of cutting material on root-yield and starch-yield.]
Molinyawe, C. D. 1968. Cassava: A guide to its culture. Univ. of the Philippines, College of Agriculture, Farmer’s Bulletin 24, 13 pg. [Reports on the labor requirements for cassava in the Philippines.]
Monclova, H. E. Cruz. 1936. Investigations on the root of Manihot utilissima, Pohl. J. of Agricultural Science of Univ. of Puerto Rico 20:649–665. [Investigates the cyanide content of different varieties of cassava.]
Mondonedo, M. 1928. A comparative study of corn and cassava as feed for hogs. II. Ground corn vs. raw chopped cassava. Philippine Agr. 17(2):105–107. [Points out the value of cassava in swine diets. Compares cassava-fed and corn-fed swine.]
Mondonedo, M., and F. Alonte. 1931. A comparative study of corn, cassava, sweet potatoes and pong-apong as feed for swine. Philippine Agr. 20:113–119. [Reports the results of feeding cassava to swine.]
Mondonedo, M., and P. V. Bayan. 1927. A comparative study of corn and cassava as feed for hogs. Philippine Agr. 15:523–532.
Monekosso, G. L., and J. Wilson. 1966. Plasma thiocyanate and vitamin B12 in Nigerian patients with degenerative neurological disease. Lancet 1:1062–1064. [Discusses neurological problems resulting from chronic exposure to cyanide.]
Monge, F. 1973. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops, 2–9 Dec. 1973. [Reports on work on a cassava bibliography.]
Montaldo, A. 1967. Bibliografía de Raíces y Tubérculos Trop. Maracay, Venezuela: Univ. Cent. de Venezuela. [Written in Spanish.]
Montaldo, A. 1973. Vascular streaking of cassava root tubers. Tropical Science 15(1):39–46. [States that one of the major factors limiting postharvest storage of cassava is blue-black discoloration which is called vascular streaking.]
Montaldo, A. 1979. La yuca o mandioca. San José, Costa Rica: Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas. 386 pg. [Examines the role of cassava in Latin America. Written in Spanish.]
Montaldo, A., and J. J. Montilla. 1976. Production of cassava foliage. Proceedings of the 4th Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops, CIAT, Cali, Colombia, 1–7 August 1976, 142–143. Ottawa, Canada: IDRC. IDRC-080e.
Monte, O. 1937. Os insectos daninhos. XLII. Tingitideo da mandioca, Lepthofarsa manihotae, Drake. Chácras e Quintaes 56:445–446. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:139. Written in Portuguese.]
Monte, O. 1940. Coleogrocas da mandioca. Biológico 6:15–18. [States that larvae of weevils belonging to the genus Coelosternus causes a decrease in root quality and production. Written in Portuguese.]
Monte, O. 1945. Observações biológicas sobre Coelosternus granicollis, broca da mandioca. Arquivos do Instituto Biológico 16:89–109. São Paulo. [States that larvae of weevils belonging to the genus Coelosternus causes a decrease in root quality and production. Written in Portuguese.]
Monteiro, T. 1956. Como cultivar a mandioca. Edições Melhoramentos. São Paulo. 29 pg. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:54. Written in Portuguese.]
Montgomery, R. D. 1965. The medical significance of cyanogen in plant foodstuffs. American J. of Clinical Nutrition 17:103–113. [Claims that it has not been proved that glucoside itself is toxic to man.]
Montgomery, R. D. 1969. Cyanogens. Toxic constituents of plant foodstuffs, ed. by I. E. Liener, 143–157. New York: Academic Press. [Claims that the toxicity of the linamarin in cassava, in the absence of linamarase, is unproven.]
Montilla, J. 1977. Cassava in the nutrition of broilers. Ottawa, Canada: IDRC. IDRC-095e, 43–50.
Montilla, J., P. P. Castillo, and H. Wiedenhofer. 1975. Efecto de la incorporación de harina de yuca amarga en raciones para pollos de engorde. Agronomía Tropical 25(3):259–266. Venezuela. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:201. Written in Spanish.]
Montilla S., J. J. 1976. Utilization of the whole cassava plant in animal feed. Macaray, Venezuela: Univ. Central de Venezuela, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. 17 pg. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:201–202. Written in Spanish.]
Montoya, L. A., E. H. Casseres, G. Hernandez, R. Mosqueda, S. Brambila, and I. Tejada. 1967. Intra and interspecific crosses in the genus manihot. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops 1(1):89–99. St. Augustine, Trinidad: Univ. of the West Indies. 2–8 April 1967. [Provides a classification of varieties and cultivars of cassava based on morphological characteristics. Examines the cyanide level to determine if there is any correlation between variety and HCN level.]
Moore, D. G. F. 1934a. Retrobulbar neuritis and partial optic atrophy as sequelae of avitaminosis. Annals of Tropical Medicine Parasit. 28:295–303. [Suggests that an important factor in the etiology of tropical ataxic neuropathy in Nigerians is chronic cassava intoxication from a cassava diet.]
Moore, D. G. F. 1934b. Retrobulbar neuritis cum avitaminosis. West African Medical J. 7:119–120. [Suggests that an important factor in the etiology of tropical ataxic neuropathy in Nigerians is chronic cassava intoxication from a cassava diet.]
Moore, D. G. F. 1937. Nutritional retrobulbar neuritis followed by partial optic atrophy. Lancet 1:1225–1227. [Suggests that an important factor in the etiology of tropical ataxic neuropathy in Nigerians is chronic cassava intoxication from a cassava diet.]
Morales, O. J., W. N. Bangham, and F. M. Barrus. 1949. Cultivos intercalados en plantaciones de hevea. Boletín Técnico 2. Turrialba, Costa Rica: Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrícolas. [Investigates the economics of using cassava or maize in the establishment of rubber. Written in Spanish.]
Moran, E. F. 1973. Energy flow analysis and Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Acta Amazonia 3:3.
Moran, E. F. 1974a. Amazon development: The roads to integration. Modern Government. [Reports on cultivation and processing methods for cassava among Amazonian people.]
Moran, E. F. 1974b. An energetics view of manioc culture in the Amazon. World Anthropology 2. The Hague: Mouton.
Moran, E. F. 1974c. Adaptive system of the Amazon Caboclo. Man in the Amazon, 136–159. Gainesville, Fl.: Univ. of Florida Press.
Moran, E. F. 1975. Food, development, and man in the tropics. Gastronomy: The anthropology of food and food habits, ed. by Margaret L. Arnott, 169–186. Paris: The Hague, Mouton. [Examines the role of cassava in the tropics especially in Brazil. Discusses the relationship between food preferences, world view, and nutrition. Points out the importance of cassava to the Tupi. States that leaves are used in some recipes.]
Moran, E. F. 1976. Manioc deserves more recognition in tropical farming. World Crops 28(4):184–190. [Points out the economic, agronomic, and cultural advantages of cassava.]
Moreno, R. A. 1979. Crop protection implications of cassava intercropping. Proceedings of an international workshop on intercropping with cassava, held at Trivandrum, India, 27 Nov–1 Dec 1978, ed. by E. Weber, B. Nestel, and M. Campbell, 113–127. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre, IDRC-142e. 143 pg. [Discusses the influence of intercropping on cassava disease development and the influence of cassava on the disease development of the intercropped plant. Based on data regarding plant pathogens attacking cassava cultivated in pure and mixed stands.]
Moreno, R. A., and R. D. Hart. 1979a. Cassava intercropping in Central America. Turrialba, Costa Rica. 22 pg. [Discusses cassava intercropping systems in Central America. Reports on ecological and socioeconomic determinants of cassava-based production systems in specific locations.]
Moreno, R. A., and R. D. Hart. 1979b. Intercropping with cassava in Central America. Proceedings of an international workshop on intercropping with cassava, held at Trivandrum, India, 27 Nov–1 Dec 1978, ed. by E. Weber, B. Nestel, and M. Campbell, 17–24. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre, IDRC-142e. 143 pg. [Provides an overview of the research on cassava intercropping in Central America. Claims that the production potential of cassava is high whether intercropped or in monoculture. The primary obstacle to the expansion of cassava cultivation is the lack of an adequate commercialization policy.]
Morgan Rees, A. M. 1967. Some aspects of root crop production. Proceedings of an International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops 5:18–32. St. Augustine, Trinidad: Univ. of the West Indies.
Morison, Samuel E. 1942. Admiral of the ocean sea. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. [Provides an account of cassava bread making from Columbus’ journal, pg. 499. Notes that the Caribs used HCN from cassava to make poison for their arrows.]
Morphologie comparée des amidons de maïs et de manioc. 1929. Annales des Falsification et des Fraudes 42(481/483):6–8. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:217. Written in French.]
Mors, W. B. 1972. Bol. Cent. Tech. Agr. Alimen. 1:12. Rio de Janeiro. [Examines the characteristics and behavior of cassava starch.]
Morse, R. E., and N. Uraih. 1974. Protein enriched gari. J. of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology 7(2):151–154. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:172.]
Moscrip, J. 1940. Possibilities for cassava growing in Florida. Florida State Department of Agriculture Bulletin 104. New Series. 23 pg.
Mosha, A. C. 1972. Cassava production, utilization and potential fortification in Tanzania. Mandioca Fortification Conference, 13–15 March 1972. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Mimeo.) [Describes preparation methods and discusses the enrichment of cassava soups and porridges in Tanzania. Written in Portuguese.]
Mota, T. P. 1970. Agronomia Moçambicana 4:21. [Reports on cassava yield in Mozambique. Written in Portuguese.]
Mota, T. P., and M. C. Lurenco. 1974. A farinha de mandioca de Moçambique. Agronomia Moçambicana 8(1):47–59. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:172. Written in Portuguese.]
Moura Campos, F. A. de. 1935. A presença do complexo vitaminico B na raiz tuberosa da mandioca nota prévia. Ann. Fac. Med. Univ. São Paulo. 11:27–31. [Discusses the relationship between processing cassava and the retention of different types of vitamin B. Written in Portuguese.]
Moura Campos, F. A. de. 1937. Ann. Fac. Med. Univ. Sao Paulo. 13:33–53. [Discusses the relationship between processing cassava and the retention of different types of vitamin B. Written in Portuguese.]
Moura Campos, F. A. de. 1944. Pesquisas de alguns factores do complexo vitaminico B em alimentos nacionais. Arquivos Brasileiros Nutricao 1:179–185. [Discusses the relationship between processing cassava and the retention of different types of vitamin B. Written in Portuguese.]
Moura Campos, F. A. de. 1949. Estudo de alguns tubérculos usados na alimentação Brasileira. Problemas Brasileiras de Alimentação, 763–768. São Paulo: Serv. de Alimen. da Previd. Social. Biblio. Bras. de Nutr. [Discusses the relationship between processing cassava and the retention of different types of vitamin B. Estimates vitamin and mineral content of some cassava products. Written in Portuguese.]
Moura Campos, F. A. de. 1951. O Complexo da mandioca como traço da influência ameríndia na alimentação brasileira. O Hospital. Rio de Janeiro. [Estimates vitamin and mineral content of fresh cassava leaves. Written in Portuguese.]
Moutia, A. 1936. Termites in Mauritius. Bulletin of the Department of Agricultural Mauritius Science Series 21:30. [States that termites sometimes destroy newly planted stems.]
Msabaha, M. A. M. 1975. The status of cassava improvement in Tanzania. Paper presented at the Workshop on the International Exchange and Testing of Cassava Germ Plasm in Africa, IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, 17–21 Nov. 1975.
Muello, A. C. 1936. Cultivo y explotación de la mandioca en la Argentina. Hacienda 31(6):204–205. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:54. Written in Spanish.]
Muller, A. S. 1950. A preliminary survey of plant disease in Guatemala. Plant Disease Reporter 34(6):161–164. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:109.]
Muller, A. S., and C. Chupp. 1935. Cercosporae de Minas Gerais. Arquivos do Instituto Biológico Veg. 1(3):213–220. [Written in Portuguese.]
Muller, A. S., and C. Chupp. 1942. Las Cercospora de Venezuela. Bol. Soc. Venezuela. Cien. Nat. 8(52):35–39. [Written in Spanish.]
Muller, H. R. A. 1931. Mozaiekziehte bij cassava. Inst. voor Plantenziehten Bul. 24. 17 pg. [States that cassava mosaic virus is found in Indonesia. Written in Dutch.]
Murai, M., F. Pen, and C. D. Miller. 1958. Some tropical South Pacific foods. Honolulu: Univ. of Hawaii Press. [Examines the nutritional value effect of food preservation via underground storage of ma in the Pacific islands.]
Murant, A. F., I. M. Roberts, and D. L. Jennings. 1973. Electron microscopy of cassava leaves with African cassava mosaic. Paper presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Tropical Root Crops, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Murillo A., G. 1962. Estudios sobre yuca, Manihot utilissima, Pohl. San José, Costa Rica: Univ. de Costa Rica, Estación Experimental Agrícola, Fabio Baudrit Moreno. 105 pg. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:89–90. Written in Spanish.]
Murillo, O. E. 1952. Valor de la harina de hojas y tallos deshidratados de yuca en la producción de leche. Turrialba, Costa Rica. 2(4):166–169. [Examines the value of cassava leaf meal in milk production. Written in Spanish.]
Murray, D. B. 1941. Notes on the vernacular names of some Nigerian cassavas. Farm and Forest 2(1):45–46. [Presents translocations of some vernacular names given to local cassava varieties in Nigeria. The names focus on those features that are of interest to the African farmer, such as color, growth habit, and cooking characteristics.]
Murthy, H. B. N., M. Swaminathan, and V. Subrahmanyan. 1954a. Effects of partial replacement of rice in a rice diet by tapioca flour on the metabolism of nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus in adult human beings. British J. of Nutrition 8(1):11–16. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:172–173.]
Murthy, H. B. N., M. Swaminathan, and V. Subrahmanyan. 1954b. Starch-synthesizing enzymes in tapioca, Manihot utilissima, roots. J. of Scientific and Industrial Research 13B:223–224. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:31–32.]
Muthukrishnan, C. R., and S. Thamburaj. 1979. Cassava intercropping patterns and management practices at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. Proceedings of an international workshop on intercropping with cassava, held at Trivandrum, India, 27 Nov–1 Dec 1978, ed. by E. Weber, B. Nestel, and M. Campbell, 37–41. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre, IDRC-142e. 143 pg. [Provides an overview of cassava intercropping in both rainfed and irrigated conditions in India.]
Muthukrishnan, C. R., et al. 1973. Relationship of certain yield components in Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Madras Agricultural J. 60(9–12):1610–1612. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:99.]
Muthuswamy, P., et al. 1975. Composition and nutritive value of certain cultivars of cassava tubers, Manihot esculenta, Crantz. Madras Agricultural J. 62(2):68–70. [Provides a chemical analysis of forty-five cassava varieties in Indian state of Tamil Nadu.]
Mutti, S. 1980. Situazione e prospettive per la manioca. Suinicoltura 21(3):63–64. [Discusses the role of cassava on international markets. Written in Italian.]
Müller, Z., et al. 1972. Study of the nutritive value of tapioca in economic rations for growing finishing pigs in the tropics. Singapore: United Nations Development Programme. UNDP/SF Project Sin 67/505. 35 pg. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:202–203.]
Müller, Z., K. C. Chou, and B. S. Choo. 1971. Report NUT (POU) R871. Singapore: FAO. (Mimeo.) [Claims that cassava can be substituted for corn up to levels of 60 percent for poultry feed.]
Müller, Z., K. C. Chou, and K. C. Nah. 1974. Cassava as a total substitute for cereals in livestock and poultry rations. World Animal Review 12:19–24. [Spanish abstract in Resumenes Analíticos Sobre Yuca II:202.]
Müller, Z., K. C. Chou, K. C. Nah, and T. K. Tan. 1972. Report NUT (Pigs) R672. Singapore: FAO. (Mimeo.) [Recommended the use of cassava meal in swine rations when the price of an 85 percent cassava meal / 15 percent soya meal was significantly cheaper than corn.]