| Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Potatoes Volume 2: Production, Storage and Crop Protection Contributor(s): Wale, Stuart (Editor), Leinonen, Ilkka (Contribution by), Chen, Hongyan (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1786761289 ISBN-13: 9781786761286 Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Crop Science - Gardening | Vegetables |
| Dewey: 635.21 |
| LCCN: 2017960358 |
| Series: Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.34 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 growth 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 and nematode pests. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wale, Stuart: - "Dr Stuart Wale is a potato agronomist and researcher with 40 years' experience for SAC Consulting, a Division of SRUC (Scotland's Rural College). He was formerly Head of Crop Services at the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC - the forerunner of SRUC). He has published widely on potato diseases in particular, co-editing Diseases, pests and disorders of potatoes: a colour handbook, and is a former President of the British Society of Plant Pathology. Dr Wale also has his own consultancy company: Potato Dynamics Ltd." |