Stuart Wale 
Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 2 [EPUB ebook] 
Production, storage and crop protection

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  • Comprehensive coverage of improvements in cultivation techniques across the potato value chain, from yield modelling to post-harvest storage

  • Detailed review of the main fungal, bacterial and viral diseases affecting potatoes

  • Reviews best practices for improving nutrient management in potato cultivation

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Part 1 Potato production and storage
1.Modelling potato growth: Ilkka Leinonen, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK; and Hongyan Chen and James A. Taylor, Newcastle University, UK;
2.Improving potato cultivation practices: an overview: Vijay Kumar Dua, Sanjay Rawal, Sukhwinder Singh and Jagdev Sharma, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, India;
3.Improving nutrient management in potato cultivation: Philip J. White, The James Hutton Institute, UK;
4.Advances in irrigation management and technology in potato cultivation: experiences from a humid climate: Jerry Knox and Tim Hess, Cranfield University, UK;
5.Organic potato cultivation: Thomas F. Döring, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and University of Bonn, Germany; and Derek H. Lynch, Dalhousie University, Canada;
6.Post-harvest storage of potatoes: Adrian Briddon, Adrian Cunnington and Glyn Harper, Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research, UK;
7.Acrylamide formation in fried potato products and its mitigation: Bruno De Meulenaer, Raquel Medeiros Vinci and Frédéric Mestdagh, Ghent University, Belgium;
Part 2 Diseases and pests
8.Fungal diseases affecting potato storage: A. Lees, The James Hutton Institute, UK;
9.Bacterial diseases affecting potatoes: M. Jennifer Sjölund, Rachel Kelly, Gerry S. Saddler and David M. Kenyon, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), UK;
10.Viruses affecting potatoes: Colin Jeffries and Christophe Lacomme, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), UK;
11.Non-infectious disorders affecting potatoes: Andrew P. Robinson, North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota, USA;
12.Nematode pests of potatoes: Kim Davie and Jon Pickup, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), UK;
13.Potato pest management with specific reference to the Pacific Northwest (USA): Stuart Reitz, Oregon State University, USA;

A propos de l’auteur

Dr Jerry W. Knox is based within the Centre for Water, Environment and Development at Cranfield University, UK. As Professor of Agricultural Water Management, Jerry has an international reputation in the science, engineering and management of water for agriculture, including assessing the relationships between water resources, crop productivity and the environment, and the sustainability of agricultural production in the context of a changing climate. His research interests are in biophysical and water resource modelling, irrigation agronomy, soil and irrigation management, abiotic (drought) impacts on crop productivity and climate impacts and adaptation responses in agriculture. He was previously Editor for Outlook on Agriculture and Associate Editor for Irrigation Science.

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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 328 ● ISBN 9781786761309 ● Taille du fichier 4.1 MB ● Éditeur Stuart Wale ● Maison d’édition Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing ● Lieu Cambridge ● Pays GB ● Publié 2018 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 6472778 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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