Time of planting is influenced by weather conditions and the availability of planting material. Cassava is usually planted at the beginning of the rainy season.Cassava is not usually grown on soils wh...
In most of the tropical world cassava is grown on small plots; however, in some countries (e.g., Mexico. Brazil and Nigeria). large plantations have been started and interest in mechanization is growin...
When cassava is grown as the first crop in forest land. no further preparation is required than the clearing of the forest growth. When cassava is grown after other crops. it often can be planted witho...
For agricultural purposes, cassava is propagated exclusively from cuttings. It is raised from seed only for the purpose of selection Seeds produce plants with fewer and smaller roots than those of the ...
The cassava plant is a perennial that grows under cultivation to a height of about 2 4 m. The large, palmate leaves ordinarily have five to seven lobes borne on a long slender petiole. They grow only t...