Potatoes are a staple crop around the world. Covering all aspects of botany, production and uses, this book presents a comprehensive discussion of the most important topics for potato researchers and professionals. It assesses the latest research on plant growth such as tuber development, water use and seed production, covers all aspects of pest management and reviews postharvest issues such as storage, global markets, and of course, nutritional value and flavour.
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Covering all aspects of botany, production and uses, this book presents a broad discussion of the most important topics for potato researchers and professionals. It assesses the latest research on plant growth; water use and seed production; covers all aspects of pest management; reviews postharvest issues; and nutritional value and flavour.
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1: History & Origin of Cultivated Potato Species 2: Potato Uses and Markets 3: Taxonomy 4: Tuber Development 5: Plant Growth and Development 6: Commercial Production and Cultural Management 7: Potato Water Use and Irrigation 8: Seed Production 9: Insect Pests 10: Nematodes 11: Weed Management 12: Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens 13: Potato Viruses 14: Physiological Disorders 15: Post Harvest Storage and Physiology 16: Traditional Breeding and Variety Development 17: Molecular Breeding 18: Biotechnology 19: Nutritional Value 20: Flavor
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781780642802
Publisert
2014-12-15
Utgiver
CABI Publishing; CABI Publishing
Vekt
1030 gr
Høyde
244 mm
Bredde
172 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
382
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