Potato production systems
Publication details: Cham : Springer, 2020Description: 1 online resource (633 p.)ISBN: 9783030391577Subject(s): PotatoesOnline resources: Click here to access onlineItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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EBOOK | CAFRE Greenmount Library ONLINE | EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 250452 |
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Preplant Tillage Management
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
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
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)
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
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