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More than 390 million metric tonnes of potatoes are harvested globally each year, with potatoes estimated to be consumed by over one billion people daily. With its reputation as a key food crop due to its high nutritional value, it’s absolutely integral that potato farmers and producers are equipped with the means required to continue to meet this demand, particularly in the face of climate change and an increasing global population.
Advances in potato cultivation provides a comprehensive overview of the key agronomic practices that can help maximise potato yield, quality and profitability, including the use of biostimulants, organic amendments, cover crops and robotics. The book also reviews recent advances in understanding potato physiology and growth and how these factors can influence product quality and yield.
Dr Dominika Boguszewska-Mankowska is an Assistant Professor at the Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute, Poland. Dr Boguszewska-Mankowska is also Chairperson of the Agronomy & Physiology Section at the European Association for Potato Research (EAPR). Her research focuses on plant stress physiology and biochemistry and she has been involved in the publication of several research articles.
Part 1 Understanding potato physiology and growth
- 1.Advances in understanding potato growth: Sarah Roberts, NIAB, UK;
- 2.Advances in potato seed production: Niels Louwaars, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands;
- 3.Understanding and optimising tuberisation in potato seed crops: Krzysztof Treder, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute, Poland;
- 4.Understanding and optimising nutrient composition of table potatoes: Elke Pawelzik, University of Göttingen, Germany;
- 5.Understanding and optimising nutrient composition of processing potatoes: Piotr Barbaś, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute, Poland;
Part 2 Pre-harvest management
- 6.Advances in optimising tillage in potato cultivation: Mark Stalham, Mark Stalham Potato Consultancy, UK;
- 7.Advances in using biostimulants in potato cultivation: Richard Salvage, Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), UK;
- 8.Improving nutrient use in potato cultivation: Bryan Hopkins, Brigham Young University, USA;
- 9.Advances in the use of regenerative and organic techniques in potato cultivation: Christian Bruns, University of Kassel, Germany;
- 10.Understanding abiotic stresses in potato during the vegetation period: Mehmet Emin Çalışkan, Nigde Ömer Halisdemir University, Turkey;
- 11.Advances in potato sprout management: Sławomir Michałek, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland;
- 12.Advances in automation and robotics in potato cultivation: Khalid Ul Islam Rather, Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, India;
Part 3 Post-harvest management
- 13.Understanding bruising mechanisms in potato: Sastry Jayanty, Colorado State University, USA;
- 14.Advances in potato harvesting techniques: Mustafa A.J. Al-Sammarraie, University of Baghdad, Iraq;
- 15.Improving storage management of potato: Adrian Cunnington, Potato Storage Insight Ltd., UK;