Root crops: HDL 2.0 CD-ROM editor's note on the safe use of pesticides and herbicides

Root crops

		Acknowledgments
		HDL 2.0 CD-ROM editor's note on the safe use of pesticides and herbicides
		Preface
		Introduction
		Abbreviations
		African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa)
		Añu (Tropaeolum tuberosum)
		Arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza)
		Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia)
		Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
		Cassava (Manihot esculenta)
		Chavar (Hitchenia caulina)
		Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)
		Chufa (Cyperus esculentus)
		East Indian arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides)
		Elephant yam (Amorphophallus spp.)
		False yam (Icacina senegalensis)
		Giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza)
		Hausa potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius)
		Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
		Kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
		Lotus root (Nelumbo nucifera)
		Maca (Lepidium meyenni)
		Oca (Oxalis tuberosa)
		Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
		Queensland arrowroot (Canna indica)
		Radish (Raphanus sativus)
		Shoti (Curcuma zedoario)
		Swamp taro (Cyrtosperma chamissonis)
		Sweet potato (Ipomaea batatas)
		Tannia (Xanthosoma spp.)
		Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
		Topee tambo (Calathea allouia)
		Ullucu (Ullucus tuberosus)
		Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)
		Yacón (Polymnia sonchifolia)
		Yam (Dioscorea spp.)
		Yam bean (Pachyrrhizus erosus)
		Appendixes

HDL 2.0 CD-ROM editor's note on the safe use of pesticides and herbicides

(October 1998)

This book is very valuable, but it is also a dated : 1973. We have corrected some older text portions which advised the use of banned pesticides. Pesticides and herbicides are dangerous. Use them rationally and appropriately. Do not use the Dirty Dozen (Parathion, 2, 4, 5-T, Paraquat, DDT, Aldrin/ Dieldrin/ Endrin, Chlordimeform, Dibromochloropropane (DBCP), Chlordane/ Heptachlor, HCH/ Lindane, Ethylene dibromide, Camphechlor and Pentachlorophenyl (PCP). Endosulfan (Thiodan) and Organotins (Brestan and Aquatin) were also banned from the market recently. On selecting a pesticide or herbicide please be sure to inform for the safest product and application procedures first. Thank you.