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Potato is a crop grown on all inhabited continents of the globe. It is included in the top five crops of the world, used as staple food in several countries, and the number of pe… Read more
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Potato is a crop grown on all inhabited continents of the globe. It is included in the top five crops of the world, used as staple food in several countries, and the number of people daily consuming the potato may surpass one billion. Despite the high quantities of seed potato produced worldwide, there are yield gaps due to challenges such as abiotic stresses, pests, climate change and poor production practices. A region-wide critical analysis of yield declining factors can help formulate management strategies that can improve potato yields. Bridging yield gaps in potato will ultimately ensure the role of this crop in securing current and future food security.
Potato Production Worldwide presents information on this global crop from its history, morphology, and taxonomy to the growth and development of the potato crop, including the latest strategies in addressing today’s biotic and abiotic challenges.
This book identifies the reasons for yield gaps in various potato production regions of the world, as well as presenting the best production practices, pest management strategies and approaches to deal with climate change from the perspective of potato production. Chapters provide important insights into potato production cultures and approaches in the major potato production countries. Potato Production Worldwide will be a valuable resource for researchers, scientists and students seeking a comprehensive view of successful potato production.
Professionals working in different potato production institutes, researchers and the under- and post-graduate students in the agricultural sciences discipline. Policy makers related to potato production
1. History, production, current trends, and future prospects
2. Potato taxonomy and wild relatives
3. Plant development in potato
4. Environmental requirements of potato and abiotic stress factors
5. Water management in potato
6. Nutrient management in potato
7. Weed management in potato
8. Insect-pests of potato: importance and management
9. Fungal, oomycete, and plasmodiophorid diseases of potato and their control
10. Bacterial diseases of potato and their control
11. Virus diseases of potato and their control
12. Nematodes of potato and their management
13. Seed potato production, certification, and trade
14. Postharvest physiology and storage of potato
15. Recent trends in genetics studies and molecular breeding of potato
16. Role of genetic engineering in improving potato production
17. Smart agriculture practices in potato production
18. Potato production in China
19. Potato production in Russia and Ukraine
20. Potato production in the United States and Canada
21. Potato production in Eastern Europe (Romania, Republic of Moldova, Russia, and Hungary)
22. Potato production in Bangladesh
23. Potato production in South America
24. An overview of potato production in Africa
25. Conclusions and future prospective in potato production
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