Potato production systems

Potato production systems / Jeffrey C. Stark, Mike Thornton, Phillip Nolte, editors.

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 scien...

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Other Authors: Stark, Jeffrey C. (Jeffrey Clayton), Thornton, Michael K. (Michael Kent), 1958-, Nolte, Phillip
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Subjects:
Potatoes.
Botany & plant sciences.
Plant reproduction & propagation.
Plant physiology.
Agricultural science.
Science > Life Sciences > Botany.
Technology & Engineering > Agriculture > General.
Potatoes
Conreu.
Patatera.
Gestió de la producció.
Electronic books.
Llibres electrònics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • About the Editors
  • Chapter 1: A Short History of Potato Production Systems
  • Introduction
  • History
  • Production Principles
  • Crop Rotation
  • Soil Fertility
  • Soil Preparation
  • Irrigation
  • Hilling
  • Cultivar Improvement and Selection
  • Seed Management
  • Pest Control
  • Harvest
  • Storage
  • Processing
  • Exchange
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Potato Growth and Development
  • Introduction
  • Characteristics
  • Below-Ground Structures
  • Sprouts
  • Roots
  • Stolons
  • Tubers
  • Internal Structures
  • External Structures
  • Above-Ground Structures
  • Stems and Leaves
  • Flowers
  • Growth Stages
  • Sprout Development (Growth Stage I)
  • Plant Establishment (Growth Stage II)
  • Tuber Initiation (Growth Stage III)
  • Tuber Bulking (Growth Stage IV)
  • Maturation (Growth Stage V)
  • Growth Habit
  • Impact of Management at Each Growth Stage
  • Seed Physiological Age
  • Plant Spacing
  • Fertilization
  • Irrigation
  • Pest Management
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Variety Selection and Management
  • Introduction
  • The Purpose of Potato Variety Development
  • Potato Market Classes
  • Widely Grown, Commercially Available Varieties
  • Russet Varieties for Fresh Use or French Fry Processing (Figs. 3.1-3.4)
  • Blazer Russet
  • Clearwater Russet
  • Russet Burbank
  • Teton Russet
  • Russet Varieties for French Fry Processing (Figs. 3.5 & 3.6)
  • Ranger Russet
  • Umatilla Russet
  • Russet Varieties for Fresh Use (Figs. 3.7 & 3.8)
  • Goldrush
  • Russet Norkotah
  • Long White Varieties for Processing (Figs. 3.9 & 3.10)
  • Alturas
  • Shepody
  • Round White Varieties for Processing into Chips (Figs. 3.11-3.13)
  • Atlantic
  • Dakota Pearl
  • Snowden
  • Specialty Varieties for the Fresh Market (Red Flesh) (Figs. 3.14-3.16)
  • Chieftain
  • Norland
  • Red LaSoda
  • Specialty Varieties for the Fresh Market (Yellow Flesh) (Figs. 3.17 & 3.18)
  • Yukon Gem
  • Yukon Gold
  • Chapter 4: Seed Potato Production and Certification
  • Introduction
  • Seed Certification
  • Seed Potato Production
  • Introductory Materials
  • Nuclear Material
  • Production Systems
  • Transplanting
  • Fertilization
  • Harvest and Storage of Pre-Nuclear Tubers
  • Certification of Greenhouse Crops
  • Field Production of Certified Seed Potatoes
  • Cultural Practices for the Field Production of Seed Potatoes
  • Isolation
  • Selection of Planting Stocks
  • Planting Stocks for Early-Generation Production
  • Later Generation Increases
  • Units of Production
  • Planting and Nutrition
  • Disease and Insect Control
  • Vine Killing
  • Harvesting and Storage
  • Chapter 5: Field Selection, Crop Rotations, and Soil Management
  • Introduction
  • Field Selection
  • Soil Health
  • Soil Texture and Organic Matter
  • Soil Compaction
  • Topography
  • Soil Chemical Characteristics
  • Soil pH
  • Cation Exchange Capacity
  • Soil Salinity
  • Sodicity
  • Field History
  • Crop Rotations
  • Cover Crops and Green Manures
  • Crop Sequences in Potato Cropping Systems
  • Chapter 6. Organic Potato Production
  • Chapter 7. Seed and Planting Management
  • Chapter 8. Nutrient Management
  • Chapter 9. Disease Management
  • Chapter 10. Nematode Management
  • Chapter 11. Insect Pests and Their Management
  • Chapter 12. Weed Management
  • Chapter 13. Potato Irrigation Management
  • Chapter 14. Physiological Disorders
  • Chapter 15. Tuber Quality
  • Chapter 16. Harvest Management
  • Chapter 17. Storage Management
  • Chapter 18. Principles of Economics and Marketing
  • Chapter 19. Cost of Production
  • Chapter 20. Potato Nutrition
  • Further Reading.

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