| Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Potatoes Volume 1: Breeding Improved Varieties Contributor(s): Wang-Pruski, Gefu (Editor), Frederick, Curtis M. (Contribution by), Mori, Masahiko (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1786761009 ISBN-13: 9781786761002 Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd OUR PRICE: $185.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Crop Science - Gardening | Vegetables |
| Dewey: 635.21 |
| LCCN: 2017960358 |
| Series: Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.32 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Potatoes are one of the world's key food crops. Their nutritional value, and the fact that they can be grown with relatively few inputs in a wide range of environments, makes them an important food security crop. However, yields in developing countries are held back by factors such as poor cultivation practices and the impact of pests and diseases, whilst more intensive systems need to become more 'climate smart' to minimise environmental impact and adapt to climate change. This volume reviews developments in breeding, sensory and nutritional quality as well as the challenges facing potato cultivation in particular regions. Part 1 assesses recent research on plant physiology and genetic diversity and their implications for conventional, hybrid and marker-assisted breeding, as well as breeding varieties with desirable traits such as stress resistance. The book also looks at ways of enhancing nutritional properties before concluding back looking at ways of supporting smallholders in regions such as Africa and Latin America. With its distinguished editor and international team of expert authors, this will be a standard reference for potato scientists, growers, government and non-government agencies supporting potato cultivation. Volume 2 looks at production and storage, diseases and sustainability. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wang-Pruski, Gefu: - Dr Gefu Wang-Pruski is Professor of Molecular Genomics in the Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University, Canada. Her research focuses on potato genetics and its implications for tuber quality and resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses, areas in which she has published widely.Nyongesa, Moses: - Moses Nyongesa, an expert in potato blight is a Principal Researcher Scientist and Leader of the Potato Research Program at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) where he has worked for thirteen years. During this time, he has worked on a range of research topics including integrated disease management, innovations in seed potato delivery targeting smallholder growers in Kenya's highlands and championing the integration of the value chain concept in potato farming enterprises. He holds a PhD in Crop Science from University of Wales (Bangor), UK; MSc in Nematology from Gent University, Belgium and a BSc in Agriculture from the University of Nairobi. He has authored and co-authored several articles in peer reviewed journals and contributed chapters in books. He has edited one book on. He has advised numerous graduate and postgraduate researchers and consulted for various agencies working in the East and Central Africa region on potato issues.Abidin, Putri Ernawati: - Dr Erna Abidin is CIP Seed System Scientist and Project Manager for Jumpstarting Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato in West Africa through Diversified Markets. She has over 20 years sweetpotato experience and is based in Tamale, Ghana. |