BookJeffrey C. Stark, Mike Thornton, Phillip Nolte, editors.
Summary: 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."
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 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 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) 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