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Category : Potatoes
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
American Potato Journal
Author: The Potato in the Human Diet
Author: Jennifer A. WoolfePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521326698
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The book reviews the knowledge about the nutritional value of the potato and its role in the nutrition of both children and adults.
The Potato Crop
Author: Hugo CamposPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030286835
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
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 aspects related to potato. The potato is the third most important global food crop in terms of consumption. Being the only vegetatively propagated species among the world’s main five staple crops creates both issues and opportunities for the potato: on the one hand, this constrains the speed of its geographic expansion and its options for international commercialization and distribution when compared with commodity crops such as maize, wheat or rice. On the other, it provides an effective insulation against speculation and unforeseen spikes in commodity prices, since the potato does not represent a good traded on global markets. These two factors highlight the underappreciated and underrated role of the potato as a dependable nutrition security crop, one that can mitigate turmoil in world food supply and demand and political instability in some developing countries. Increasingly, the global role of the potato has expanded from a profitable crop in developing countries to a crop providing income and nutrition security in developing ones. This book will appeal to academics and students of crop sciences, but also policy makers and other stakeholders involved in the potato and its contribution to humankind’s food security.
Compendium of Potato Diseases
Author: W. J. HookerPublisher: International Potato Center
ISBN: 9780890540275
Category : Cooking
Languages : fr
Pages : 156
Book Description
Disease in the absence of infectious pathogens. Genetic abnormalities. Adverse environment. Nutrient imbalance. Disease in the presence of infectious pathogens. Fungi. Viruses. Mycoplasmas. Insect toxins. Nematodes. Aphids. Seed potato certification.
The Potato
Author: Roy NavarrePublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1780642806
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Potatoes are a staple crop around the world. Covering all aspects of botany, production and uses, this book presents a comprehensive discussion of the most important topics for potato researchers and professionals. It assesses the latest research on plant growth such as tuber development, water use and seed production, covers all aspects of pest management and reviews postharvest issues such as storage, global markets, and of course, nutritional value and flavour.
Soil and Plant Tissue Sampling in California
Author: H. M. ReisenauerPublisher: UCANR Publications
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Classic bulletin from 1978 on conducting soil, plant, and water analysis. Detailed instructions for sampling plants, soils, and waters are given, the critical concentrations of nutrients in plant tissues listed, and interpretive guides for soil and water analyses are outlined.
The Untold History of the Potato
Author: John ReaderPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099474794
Category : Potato industry
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
From the gold potatoes at the Sun Temple in Cuzco, Peru, the muddy ones in Ireland and those grown in China for MacDonalds chips, via Mrs Beeton, Charles Darwin, Lenin and Chairman Mao, to the mapping of the potato genome, the story of the spud is both satisfying and fascinating.
American Potato Yearbook
Author: Potato Physiology
Author: Paul LiPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323144853
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 603
Book Description
Potato Physiology provides perspective and knowledge on the biological behavior and potentials of the potato plant. Organized into 15 chapters, this book focuses on tuber development physiology, biochemistry, and anatomy. This text also covers topics on physiological and biochemical aspects of photosynthesis, photoassimilate partitioning, respiration, tuberization, as well as carbohydrate and protein metabolisms. It elucidates potato's rest period, the stage when growth is inhibited as a result of endogenous causes, and the tubers' disorders, environmental responses, frost hardiness, and tissue culture. This text provides a worldwide perspective and is organized and presented to be useful to graduate students, teachers, and potato investigators.
Feeding the People
Author: Rebecca EarlePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108484069
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Almost no one knew what a potato was in 1500. Today they are the world's fourth most important food. How did this happen?