The Potato And Its Cultivation

Author : Hugo Campos,Oscar Ortiz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030286835

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The Potato Crop by Hugo Campos,Oscar Ortiz Pdf

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.

Author : A. W. Crews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Potatoes
ISBN : OXFORD:590270836

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The Potato and Its Cultivation by A. W. Crews Pdf

Author : Canada. Dept. of Agriculture,Canada. Division of Horticulture,W. T. (William Tyrrell) Macoun
Publisher : Dominion Experimental Farms, Division of Horticulture
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Potato
ISBN : OCLC:74920462

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The Potato in Canada : Its Cultivation and Varieties by Canada. Dept. of Agriculture,Canada. Division of Horticulture,W. T. (William Tyrrell) Macoun Pdf

Author : Jeffrey C. Stark,Mike Thornton,Phillip Nolte
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030391577

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Potato Production Systems by Jeffrey C. Stark,Mike Thornton,Phillip Nolte Pdf

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."

Author : Pam Dawling
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781550925128

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Sustainable Market Farming by Pam Dawling Pdf

Growing for 100 - the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower. Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic, regional produce. But most of the available resources on food production are aimed at the backyard or hobby gardener who wants to supplement their family's diet with a few homegrown fruits and vegetables. Targeted at serious growers in every climate zone, Sustainable Market Farming is a comprehensive manual for small-scale farmers raising organic crops sustainably on a few acres. Informed by the author's extensive experience growing a wide variety of fresh, organic vegetables and fruit to feed the approximately one hundred members of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia, this practical guide provides: Detailed profiles of a full range of crops, addressing sowing, cultivation, rotation, succession, common pests and diseases, and harvest and storage Information about new, efficient techniques, season extension, and disease resistant varieties Farm-specific business skills to help ensure a successful, profitable enterprise Whether you are a beginning market grower or an established enterprise seeking to improve your skills, Sustainable Market Farming is an invaluable resource and a timely book for the maturing local agriculture movement.

Author : Roy Navarre,Mark J Pavek
Publisher : CABI
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781780642802

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The Potato by Roy Navarre,Mark J Pavek Pdf

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.

Author : Mehmet Emin Calıskan,Allah Bakhsh,Khawar Jabran
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128229262

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Potato Production Worldwide by Mehmet Emin Calıskan,Allah Bakhsh,Khawar Jabran Pdf

Potato is a crop grown on all inhabited continents of the globe. It is included in the top five crops of the world, used as staple food in several countries, and the number of people daily consuming the potato may surpass one billion. Despite the high quantities of seed potato produced worldwide, there are yield gaps due to challenges such as abiotic stresses, pests, climate change and poor production practices. A region-wide critical analysis of yield declining factors can help formulate management strategies that can improve potato yields. Bridging yield gaps in potato will ultimately ensure the role of this crop in securing current and future food security. Potato Production Worldwide presents information on this global crop from its history, morphology, and taxonomy to the growth and development of the potato crop, including the latest strategies in addressing today’s biotic and abiotic challenges. This book identifies the reasons for yield gaps in various potato production regions of the world, as well as presenting the best production practices, pest management strategies and approaches to deal with climate change from the perspective of potato production. Chapters provide important insights into potato production cultures and approaches in the major potato production countries. Potato Production Worldwide will be a valuable resource for researchers, scientists and students seeking a comprehensive view of successful potato production. Provides comprehensive information on the origin, history, taxonomy, morphology, ecophysiology, growth and development of the potato Addresses production practices, including irrigation, nutrient management, harvesting and post-harvest techniques Explores the impact of Abiotic stresses (drought, chilling, salinity etc.) and their management

Author : Eugene H. Grubb,William Sumner Guilford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Potatoes
ISBN : UCAL:$B116590

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The Potato by Eugene H. Grubb,William Sumner Guilford Pdf

Author : John Reader
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780300153996

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Potato by John Reader Pdf

The potato--humble, lumpy, bland, familiar--is a decidedly unglamorous staple of the dinner table. Or is it? John Reader's narrative on the role of the potato in world history suggests we may be underestimating this remarkable tuber. From domestication in Peru 8,000 years ago to its status today as the world's fourth largest food crop, the potato has played a starring--or at least supporting--role in many chapters of human history. In this witty and engaging book, Reader opens our eyes to the power of the potato. Whether embraced as the solution to hunger or wielded as a weapon of exploitation, blamed for famine and death or recognized for spurring progress, the potato has often changed the course of human events. Reader focuses on sixteenth-century South America, where the indigenous potato enabled Spanish conquerors to feed thousands of conscripted native people; eighteenth-century Europe, where the nutrition-packed potato brought about a population explosion; and today's global world, where the potato is an essential food source but also the world's most chemically-dependent crop. Where potatoes have been adopted as a staple food, social change has always followed. It may be "just" a humble vegetable, John Reader shows, yet the history of the potato has been anything but dull.

Author : Samuel Fraser
Publisher : Angell Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1447466942

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The Potato - A Practical Treatise on the Potato, Its Characteristics, Planting, Cultivation, Harvesting, Storing, Marketing, Insects, and Diseases and Their Remedies by Samuel Fraser Pdf

This guide is a must have for anybody wishing to grow the very finest potatoes. Learn everything from planting to market, including ideal soil conditions and hoe to achieve it, rotation, manuring, obstructions to growth, sprays and harvesting.

Author : Bill Bryan Dean
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351434034

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Managing the Potato Production System by Bill Bryan Dean Pdf

This important book on the culture of the potato presents scientific information for potato growers in an easily accessible format and clear language. Managing the Potato Production System contains all the information needed to harvest a bountiful crop. The book is written specifically for field production-oriented technicians and growers and makes the knowledge of production systems easy for readers to apply by providing essential background information, suggestions for incorporating the information into a total production system, and sample forms for collecting data to assist proper and timely decision making. Special sections on harvesting and storage emphasize techniques for protecting the quality of the crop while other chapters provide helpful information on reporting trends in marketing to aid future planning efforts. This easy-to-use guide directs producers to the most critical areas of production, storage, and marketing, helping them to control or influence factors that will result in a healthy, plentiful crop. This is a valuable reference to be consulted for solutions to specific problems or ways to take advantage of opportunities as they occur. Managing the Potato Production System is more than abstract theory; the systems described here have been proven in one or more actual cases of potato production. The strategies devised in this volume help potato producers grow an economically viable crop in a manner that can be sustained over generations with positive impact on the environment. The book concentrates on the interpretation of scientific findings about potatoes and production beginning with a discussion of the origin of the crop, its distribution, and history of its production in the United States. Other chapters feature explanations of the factors which affect potato production including the genetics of Solanum tuberosum in regard to variety (cultivar) improvement and the effect of potato breeding on production. Specific t

Author : Samuel Fraser
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1984318179

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The Potato by Samuel Fraser Pdf

This special edition of 'The Potato: A Practical Treatise On the Potato, Its Characteristics, Planting and Cultivation' was written by Samuel Fraser, and first published in 1905, making it well over a century old. The book covers topics including History and Botany, Some Conditions Influencing Growth and Development, Soils, Manuring and Fertilizing, Varieties, Management Of the Growing Crop, Breeding and Selection, and more. A wonderful old book on the humble Potato, and a great addition to the libraries of all those who grow potatoes as a crop, or anybody considering taking the plunge. IMPORTANT NOTE - Please read BEFORE buying! THIS BOOK IS A REPRINT. IT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL COPY. This book is a reprint edition and is a perfect facsimile of the original book. It is not set in a modern typeface and has not been digitally enhanced. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections, blurring, or minor shadows in the page background. This book appears exactly as it did when it was first printed. DISCLAIMER: Due to the age of this book, some methods or practices may have been deemed unsafe or unacceptable in the interim years. In utilizing the information herein, you do so at your own risk. We republish antiquarian books without judgment, solely for their historical and cultural importance, and for educational purposes. If purchasing a book more than 50 years old, especially for a minor, please use due diligence and vet the text before gifting.

Author : John Reader
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0300171455

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Potato by John Reader Pdf

Photojournalist Reader (Africa: A Biography of the Continent) traces the humble potato from its roots in the Peruvian Andes to J.R. Simplot's multibillion-dollar-a-year French fry business. Despite its predilection to disease, the potato is a highly adaptable, high-yield, and nutrient-packed foodstuff. While this title focuses primarily on the potato's presence in South America and Europe, it also touches on Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and China-currently the world's largest producer and consumer of potatoes. Verdict: Curiously little attention is paid to the tuber's contributions to the culinary and beverage landscape; the UK subtitle of this work, "The Potato in World History," provides a more accurate description of the focus of the text.

Author : Hugo A. Campos,Oscar Ortiz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 3030286843

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The Potato Crop by Hugo A. Campos,Oscar Ortiz Pdf

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.

Author : Gefu Wang-Pruski
Publisher : Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1786761009

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Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Potatoes Volume 1 by Gefu Wang-Pruski Pdf

Potatoes have long been one of the world's most important crops. The first volume in this two-volume sequence reviews advances in understanding plant physiology, genetics and breeding. It also discusses ways of understanding the nutritional and sensory properties of potatoes.