 | Better Farming Series 16 - Roots and Tubers (FAO - INADES, 1977, 58 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Preface |
| | Roots and tubers |
|  | Cassava |
| | Description of the plant |
| | Different kinds of cassava |
| | Where is cassava grown? |
| | How to grow cassava |
| | The place of cassava in a crop rotation |
| | Preparing the soil for cassava |
| | How to propagate cassava |
| | How to plant cassava |
| | Looking after the plantation |
| | How to harvest and store cassava |
| | The use of cassava in food |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Fresh cassava and cassava paste |
| | Dried casava and cassava flour |
| | Cooked cassava flours |
| | Starch and tapioca |
| | Cassava leaves |
| | Yams |
| | Description of the plant |
| | There are many varieties of yam |
| | Where are yams grown? |
| | How to grow yams |
| | The place of yams in a crop rotation |
| | How to prepare the soil for yams |
| | How to propagate yams |
| | How to plant yams |
| | Looking after the plantation |
| | Harvesting and storing yams |
| | The use of yams in food |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Fresh and mashed yams |
| | Dried yams and yam flour |
| | Sweet potatoes |
| | Description of the plant |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Varieties of sweet potato |
| | Where are sweet potatoes grown? |
| | How to grow sweet potatoes |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Propagation of sweet potatoes |
| | Looking after the plantation |
| | Yields of sweet potatoes and storing |
| | Sweet potatoes in human food |
| | Tania and taro |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Description of the plant |
| | Tania or Xanthosoma |
| | Taro or cocoyam (Colocasia) |
| | Where are tania and taro grown? |
| | How to grow tania and taro |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Propagating |
| | Planting |
| | Looking after the plantation |
| | Harvesting |
| | Storing the tubers |
| | Tania and taro in human food |
| | Suggested question paper |
How to plant cassava
To plant cassava, push into the soil the end of the piece of stem that was nearer to the ground.
Plant the cuttings in mounds or ridges. Plant when the soil is quite wet, after the beginning of the rainy season. Plant the cuttings either straight or slanting. Push them well into the earth, leaving only 2 or 3 buds above ground.
Cassava cuttings may be planted
straight or slating
Press the earth well down round the cuttings. Then the roots that develop will be well nourished by the soil.
Usually the rows are 1 to 1.5 metres apart, and the plants 1 metre apart.
With this spacing, there are between 7 000 and 10 000 cassava plants to the hectare.
But the number of cuttings to the hectare varies with the region, soil and variety.
If cassava is planted at the right density, the yield is heavy; the roots occupy all the soil and fewer weeds grow, so that fewer cultivations are needed.
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