The Potato Crop : Its Agricultural, Nutritional and Social Contribution to Humankind /

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book provides a fresh, updated and science-based perspective on the current status and prospects of the diverse array of topics related to the potato, and was written by distinguished scientists with hands-on global experience in research aspe...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Campos, Hugo (Editor), Ortiz, Oscar (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:	1st ed. 2020.
Subjects:	Agriculture. Nutrition . Plant breeding. Food-Biotechnology. Agricultural economics. Nutrition. Plant Breeding/Biotechnology. Food Science. Agricultural Economics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Preface
Global Food Security, Contributions from Sustainable Potato Agri-Food Systems
The Potato and its Contribution to the Human Diet
Enhancing Value Chains through Collective Actions: Lessons From the Andes, Africa and Asia
Ex situ Conservation of Potato [Solanum Section Petota (Solanaceae)] Genetic Resources in Genebanks
The Genes and Genomes of the Potato
Potato Breeding
Genetics and Cytogenetics of Potato
Insect Pests Affecting Potatoes in Tropical, Subtropical and Temperate Regions
Fungal, Oomycete and Plasmodiophorid Diseases of Potato
Bacterial Diseases of Potato
Viral Diseases in Potato
Potato Seed Systems
Participatory Research (PR) at CIP with Potato Farming Systems in the Andes: Evolution and Prospects
Gender Topics on Potato Research and Development
Index. .