Potato Production Systems /

This comprehensive guide to potato production systems management contains 20 chapters and more than 350 color photographs. Beginning with the history of potato culture, it spans all aspects of potato production, pest and planting management, storage, and marketing. Written by a team of over 35 scien...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Stark, Jeffrey C. (Editor), Thornton, Mike (Editor), Nolte, Phillip (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:	1st ed. 2020.
Subjects:	Plant anatomy. Plant development. Plant systematics. Plant taxonomy. Plant breeding. Plant physiology. Plant genetics. Agriculture. Plant Anatomy/Development. Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. Plant Breeding/Biotechnology. Plant Physiology. Plant Genetics and Genomics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
1. The Origin of Potato Production Systems
2. Potato Growth and Development
3. Variety Selection and Management
4. Seed Production and Certification
5. Field Selection, Crop Rotations and Soil Management
6. Alternative/Organic Management Systems
7. Seed and Planting Management
8. Nutrient Management
9. Disease Management
10. Nematode Management
11. Insect Pests and Their Management
12. Weed Management
13. Irrigation Management
14. Physiological Disorders
15. Tuber Quality
16. Harvest Management
17. Storage Management
18. Principles of Economics and Marketing
19. Cost of Production
20. Processing and Nutrition
Index.