The potato crop : its agricultural, nutritional and social contribution to humankind / Hugo Campos, Oscar Ortiz, editors.

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book provides a fresh, updated and science-based perspective on the current status and prospects of the diverse array of topics related to the potato, and was written by distinguished scientists with hands-on global experience in research aspe...

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Other Authors: Campos, Hugo A., 1968- (Editor), Ortiz, Oscar (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2020.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Global Food Security, Contributions from Sustainable Potato Agri-Food Systems
  • The Potato and its Contribution to the Human Diet
  • Enhancing Value Chains through Collective Actions: Lessons From the Andes, Africa and Asia
  • Ex situ Conservation of Potato [Solanum Section Petota (Solanaceae)] Genetic Resources in Genebanks
  • The Genes and Genomes of the Potato
  • Potato Breeding
  • Genetics and Cytogenetics of Potato
  • Insect Pests Affecting Potatoes in Tropical, Subtropical and Temperate Regions
  • Fungal, Oomycete and Plasmodiophorid Diseases of Potato
  • Bacterial Diseases of Potato
  • Viral Diseases in Potato
  • Potato Seed Systems
  • Participatory Research (PR) at CIP with Potato Farming Systems in the Andes: Evolution and Prospects
  • Gender Topics on Potato Research and Development
  • Index.