This book provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research and developments in the field of root and tuber crops from a sustainable production and protection perspective. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of sustainable agriculture, crop management and plant sciences.

ContentChapter 1. IntroductionRavinder Kumar, Milan Kumar Lal, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Brajesh SinghPart I: Insights on resource management and nutrient dynamicsChapter 2. Root and tuber crops and their role in global food securityNamrata Roy, Santanu Mukherjee, Swetank Singh, Vaibhav Kumar Singh, Ravinder KumarChapter 3. Harnessing the power of underutilized root and tuber crops for global nutrition Pramodini Rout, Goutam Mohanty, Debasmita Dash, Madhusmita BarikChapter 4. Water management in root and tuber cropsMadhusmita Barik, Animesh Pattnaik, Debasmita Dash, Niharika Mohanty, Lopamudra Nayak, Ashok Kumar MallikChapter 5. Sustainable irrigation practices for root and tuber cropsGoutam Kumar Dash, Saraswati Pati, Sourav Paramanik, Dinkar J Gaikwad, Soumya Kumar Sahoo, Jagdish Jena, Awadhesh KumarChapter 6. Genomic approaches to enhance nutrient- and water-use efficiency of tuber cropsLopamudra Nayak, Awadhesh Kumar, Madhusmita BarikPart II: Climate Resilience, Quality parameter and post-harvest ManagementChapter 7. Specialty root and tuber crops: Diversity, quality, Production and ProcessingShyalli Kumari, Anshuman Pathak, Neetu Saroj, Shubham Maurya, Pramila, Rajeev Kumar Srivastava, Ashish Rai, Rohit Maurya, Milan Kumar Lal, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Ravinder Kumar, Muhammad Ahsan Altaf, Sumeet Kumar Singh, Killi PrasadChapter 8. Climate change and root and tuber crops productionMuhammad Ahsan Altaf, Muhammad Aamir Manzoor, Ehsan Ali, Hafiza Muniba Din Muhammad, Riaz AhmadChapter 9. Influence of climate change on quality of root and tuber cropsShubham Maurya, Neetu Saroj, K. Prasad, Ashim Kumar Mishra, Nangsol Dolma Bhutia, Udit Kumar, Pramila, Sumeet Kumar Singh, Ashish Rai, Rajeev Kumar Srivastava, Rajesh Kumar, Aman TiggaChapter 10. Modern healthy seed potato production system: advancements and opportunities for implementation in other cropsRavinder Kumar, Tanuja Buckseth, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Anirban Roy, Milan Kumar Lal, Gyanendra Singh, Vinod Kumar, Brajesh SinghChapter 11. Dynamics of microbial community during post-harvest/storage of sugar beetVarucha Misra, Ashutosh Kumar MallPart III: Conceptual Changes in the Disease ManagementChapter 12. Late blight research- global paradigm shiftsUtpal Dey, Dedat Prismantoro, Febri Doni, Popy Bora, Abhisek Rath, Swetank Singh, Vaibhav Kumar Singh, Ravinder Kumar, A. K. MohantyChapter 13. Viral diseases of root and tuber crops: research progress and future perspectivesPooja Bhardwaj, Rakesh Kumar, Malyaj R. Prajapati, Nishant Srivastava, Nitika Gupta, Virendra K. Baranwal, Susheel K. SharmaChapter 14. Soil and tuber borne diseases of root and tuber crops: Current status and future prospectsJagmohan Singh, Manjunath Harkudali, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Gyanandra SinghChapter 15. Biocontrol agents for soil born disease management in root and tuber crops: Mode of action and its applicationLaxmipriya Behera, Bandana Mohapatra, Ujalarashmi Sahu, Rupak Jena, Awadhesh Kumar, Ravinder Kumar, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, M.J. Baig, Milan Kumar LalChapter 16. Innovative and climate-resilient approaches to root and tuber crop disease managementMansi Mishra, Shweta Singh, Dinesh Singh, Chandramani Raj, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Prakash Chandra TripathyChapter 17. Integrated management of root and tuber crop diseases: current status and future research prioritiesBekri Xhemali, Hysen Kokiçi, Rayane Saifi, Touseef HussainChapter 18. Phytoplasma in root and tuber crops challenges, impacts, and management strategiesHemavati Ranebennur, Kirti Rawat, Shivani Gupta, Manoj Kumar Yadav, Nayan Deepak G, Govind Pratap RaoPart IV: New Developments in Entomology and Nematology ResearchChapter 19. Tuber crops: Emerging pests and management strategiesHarish, E.R., Sangeetha B.G., Kesava Kumar H.Chapter 20. Major soil arthropod pests of root and tuber crops and their managementMohd Abas Shah, Sheikh Aafreen Rehman, Hafsa Ajaz Tramboo, Rifat RasoolChapter 21. Biology and management strategies of major insect-pests of root and tuber cropsIpsita Samal, Tanmaya Kumar Bhoi, Deepak Kumar Mahanta, Amit Umesh PaschapurChapter 22. Modern approaches for the management of golden cyst nematodes in potatoPriyank Hanuman Mhatre, Divya K. Lekshmanan, Praveen S. Patted, Aarti Bairwa, Berliner J., Santosh Watpade