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: Jeffrey C. Stark
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Springer
Published: 04/29/2021
Pages: 635
Weight: 1.96lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9783030391591
2020 Edition

About the Author
Dr. Jeffrey StarkProfessor and Director, University of Idaho Potato Variety Development ProgramDepartment of Plant, Soil, and Entomological SciencesUniversity of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844
Dr. Mike ThorntonProfessor, Plant PhysiologistDepartment of Plant, Soil and Entomological SciencesUniversity of Idaho, Parma, ID 83660
Dr. Phillip NolteExtension Professor of Plant Pathology, EmeritusUniversity of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844