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Taylor & Francis Ltd Handbook Ofpotato Production Improvement And Postharvest Management 2008 Edition by Jai Gopal, S.M. Khurana
The basics through practical application all in one book!Potatoes are a crucial food crop around the world, grown in nearly 150 countries. The Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management compiles everything you need to know about potato crop production in one well-organized reference. Leading international authorities clearly discuss the biology, genetics, breeding, diseases, and effective approaches for improvement of crop and handling after harvest. This one-of-a-kind text explores, from interdisciplinary perspectives, every aspect of potato crop management from seed germination to end use while presenting the most current research available. The Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management reviews both wild and cultivated potatoes, examining the crop's origins, history, and habitat. Cultivation techniques are discussed in detail, with emphasis on breeding, biotechnological, and agronomic methods that can improve yield and help ensure the health of the vegetable. Qualitative and quantitative genetic traits are comprehensively explained, and integrated management of pests, diseases, weed, and water are extensively considered. Various abiotic stresses are examined, including heat, drought, salinity, frost, and others. Potato crop's most devastating disease, late blight, is explored in detail. Different types of after-harvest storage are analyzed with an eye toward maintaining optimum freshness year-round, and a useful description of biochemical changes effected during storage is included. Processing and detailed information on food value are also reviewed. In addition, a final chapter explores true potato seed (TPS) options. The book includes detailed references and helpful tables, graphs, and figures to enhance understanding of material.Topics in the Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management include:historystructurebiosystematicsgeneticsbreedingbiotechnology for improvementapproaches to improve qualityecophysiology and agronomic managementcomprehensive information on diseases and virusesinsectsabiotic stresses and their management storage issuesprocessingand much more!The Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management makes an invaluable desktop reference for educators, postgraduate students, researchers, and any potato industry professional. The text is also perfect for university reference libraries. About the EditorsContributorsForewordPrefaceChapter 1. Structure, Biosystematics, and Genetic Resources (David M. Spooner and Alberto Salas)StructureOrigin, Spread, and HabitatGenus SolanumRelationships within Solanum Section PetotaTaxonomy of Section PetotaTaxonomy of Cultivated PotatoCollection, Conservation, and Use of GermplasmChapter 2. Genetics of Agrihorticultural Traits (John E. Bradshaw)Genetical MethodsFloweringTuber Yield and Its ComponentsMaturityDormancyTuber Shape and Eye DepthPigmentationChapter 3. Considerations for Successful Breeding (Jai Gopal)Reproductive BiologySelection of Superior Parents and CrossesSelection of Superior Clones from the ProgenyOther OptionsChapter 4. Biotechnology in Potato Improvement (Gerhard Wenzel)Biotechnology for Conservation and Characterization of GermplasmBreeding New Cultivars Using BiotechnologyChapter 5. Quality Improvement (T. R. Tarn, G. C. C. Tai, and Qiang Liu)Breeding Objectives for Quality ImprovementGenetic Improvement of Quality TraitsChapter 6. Ecophysiology and Agronomic Management (P. M. Govindakrishnan and A. J. Haverkort)Growth PhasesModelingAgroecological ZoningPotato Growing Environments and the Role of AgrotechniquesMultiple CroppingChapter 7. Abiotic Stresses (Kazuto Iwama and Junichi Yamaguchi)Physiobiochemical Basis of Tuber Formation and BulkingDrought StressHeat StressOther Abiotic StressesChapter 8. Late Blight (G. A. Forbes and J. A. Landeo)Causal AgentDisease SymptomsEpidemiology and Disease CycleDisease ManagementChapter 9. Fungal and Oomycete Diseases (H. W. (Bud) Platt and R. D. Peters)Foliar DiseasesSoilborne DiseasesChapter 10. Bacterial Diseases (R. Lebecka, E. Zimnoch-Guzowska, and E. Lojkowska)Bacterial Wilt (Brown Rot)Ring RotSoft Rot and BlacklegCommon ScabPink EyeLeaf SpotChapter 11. Viruses and Viroids (Colin Jeffries, H. Barker, and S. M. Paul Khurana)Viruses (and Viroids) and Their TransmissionSymptoms and DetectionManagementChapter 12. Insects, Nematodes, and IPM (Hanafi Abdelhaq)Major Insect PestsMajor Nematode PestsIntegrated Pest ManagementChapter 13. Storage (Klaus Gottschalk and R. Ezekiel)Physiological Age and DormancyCondition of Potatoes Before StorageStorage ConditionsStorage ProcessSprout InhibitionBiochemical Changes During StorageChapter 14. Processing and Value Addition (Xiu-Qing Li, Martin G. Scanlon, Qiang Liu, and Warren K. Coleman)Food Value of PotatoesFactors Important to the Production of Potatoes for ProcessingProcessing Potato into French Fries and ChipsPotato StarchPotato Peels, Culls, and WastewaterMolecular Farming of Value-Added Proteins in PotatoChapter 15. True Potato Seed (Jai Gopal and R. Ortiz)Use of TPSProduction of TPSTPS QualityTPS DormancyBreeding TPS Populations IndexReference Notes Included