Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 2 : Production and storage, production and sustainability.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wale, Stuart, editor.

Series:

Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; 2059-6936 Number 33.

Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; Number 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Potatoes--Breeding.

Potatoes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2018.

Summary:

"Potatoes are one of the world's key food crops. Their nutritional value, and the fact that they can be grown with relatively few inputs in a wide range of environments, makes them an important food security crop. However, yields in developing countries are held back by factors such as poor cultivation practices and the impact of pests and diseases, whilst more intensive systems need to become more 'climate smart' both to minimise their environmental impact and adapt to climate change. This volume looks at key research on improving cultivation techniques at each stage in the value chain for potato production. Chapters in Part 1 range from modelling yields to nutrient and irrigation management as well as post-harvest storage. Part 2 reviews advances in understanding and managing fungal, bacterial and viral diseases as well as the management of insect pests and weeds. The final part of the book discusses ways of monitoring and reducing the environmental impact of potato cultivation. With its distinguished editor and international team of expert authors, this will be a standard reference for potato scientists, growers, government and non-government agencies supporting potato cultivation. Volume 1 looks at breeding and aspects of quality."--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-11452-2

9781351114523

OCLC:

1014382721