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Dr. Luis A. Manrique is an agronomist and soil scientist working primarily with tropical root crops. In 1970 he received his B.S. from the National Agricultural University in Huancayo, Peru; in 1973 he received his M.S. from the National Agricultural University La Molina in Lima, Peru. After three years at the International Potato Center in Peru, Dr. Manrique moved to Hawaii in 1977. In 1982 he received his Ph.D. in Agronomy and Soil Science from the University of Hawaii. Dr. Manrique has conducted research in tropical agriculture at the International Potato Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Cornell University, and Texas A & M University. He is the author of several technical papers and reference books such as Soil Management and Conservation in the Tropics, Technology for Greenhouse Systems, Potato Production in the Tropics, Taro, Production Principles and Practices, Tropical Root Crops: Potato, Cassava, Sweet Potato, and Taro, Cassava: Production Principles and Practices, and Sweet Potato: Production Principles and Practices.