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SPRINGER Potato Production Systems (Pb 2020) by STARK J.C.
This comprehensive guide to potato production systems management contains 20 chapters and more than 350 color photographs. Beginning with the history of potato culture, it spans all aspects of potato production, pest and planting management, storage, and marketing. Written by a team of over 35 scientists from North America, this book offers updated research-based information and serves as a unique, valuable tool for researchers, extension specialists, students, and farm managers. More than a description of principles, it contains practical analytical tools, charts, and methods to create guidelines for best production practices and cost estimates. Some key areas include: Potato Growth and Development, Potato Variety Selection and Management, Seed and Planting Management, Seed Production and Certification, Field Selection, Crop Rotation, and Soil Management, Integrated Pest Management for Potatoes, Potato Nutrient Management, Irrigation Management, Tuber Quality, Economics and Marketing, Production Costs, among others. Potato Production Systems should be a valuable reference for successful culture of the "noble tuber." PrefaceIntroduction1. 1. The Origin of Potato Production Systems - Love (Stark Ed.) 2. 2. Potato Growth and Development - Thornton (Thornton Ed.) 3. 3. Variety Selection and Management - Stark, Love, Novy, Thompson (Stark Ed.) 4. 4. Seed Production and Certification - Nolte, Whitworth (Nolte, Ed.) 5. 5. Field Selection, Crop Rotations & Soil Management - Stark, Pavek, Thornton (Stark Ed.) 6. 6. Alternative/Organic Management Systems - Moore (Stark Ed.) 7. 7. Seed and Planting Management - Pavek, Bohl (Nolte Ed.) 8. 8. Nutrient Management - Hopkins (Stark Ed.) 9. 9. Disease Management - Nolte, Wharton, Miller (Nolte Ed.) 10. 10. Nematode Management - Hafez (Nolte Ed.) 11. 11. Insect Pests and Their Management - Wenninger, Rashed (Nolte Ed.) 12. 12. Weed Management - Hutchinson (Nolte Ed.) 13. 13. Irrigation Management - Stark (Stark Ed.) 14. 14. Physiological Disorders - Thornton, Olsen (Thornton Ed.)15. 15. Tuber Quality - Stark, Knowles, Olsen (Thornton Ed.)16. 16. Harvest Management - Thornton (Thornton Ed.) 17. 17. Storage Management - Olsen (Thornton Ed.) 18. 18. Principles of Economics and Marketing - Guenthner (Thornton Ed.) 19. 19. Cost of Production - Patterson (Stark Ed.) 20. 20. Processing and Nutrition (Thornton Ed.) Index