Potato Health Management

Softcover  193 pp, 87 colour photos, 75 B/W photos and illus  ISBN 0890541442      £50.00

More than 25 experts from fields such as soil science, weed science, nematology, plant pathology, and entomology explain how to manage potato health from seed to storage. The contents are as follows:

Part 1: Integrating Production Strategies for a Healthy Potato Crop

• Potato Health Management: A Holistic Approach
• Selecting the Site and Preparing Its for Planting
• Selecting Cultivars and Obtaining Healthy Seed Lots
• Handling and Planting Seed Tubers
• Managing Potato Health from Emergence to Harvest
• Maintaining Tuber Health During Harvest, Storage, and Post-Storage Handling
• Checklist of Activities. A Holistic Plan for Potato Health Management

Part 2: Managing Factors that Affect Potato Health

• Seed Certification and Seed Improvement Programs
• Management
• Fertility Management
• Management of Physiological Disorders
• Management of Weeds
• Management of Insect Pests
• Management of Aphids and Leafhoppers
• Management of Diseases Caused by Viruses and Virus-like Pathogens
• Management of Soft Rot and Ring Rot
• Management of Early Blight and Late Blight
• Management of Diseases Caused by Soilborne Pathogens
• Management of Nematodes

<>Sources of Additional Information

Index

Colour Plates