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The Potato Crop

The scientific basis for improvement

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  • © 1978

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Editors:
  1. P. M. Harris

    1. Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, Reading University, UK

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. History of the potato

    • J. G. Hawkes
    Pages 1-14

  3. Biosystematics of the potato

    • J. G. Hawkes
    Pages 15-69

  4. Structure and development of the potato plant

    • Elizabeth G. Cutter
    Pages 70-152

  5. The physiology of growth and tuber yield

    • J. Moorby
    Pages 153-194

  6. Mineral nutrition

    • P. M. Harris
    Pages 195-243

  7. Water

    • P. M. Harris
    Pages 244-277

  8. Plant density

    • E. J. Allen
    Pages 278-326

  9. ’seed’ tuber production and management

    • D. C. E. Wurr
    Pages 327-354

  10. Mechanization and crop performance

    • R. H. Jarvis
    Pages 355-375

  11. Weed control

    • R. J. Makepeace, J. Holroyd
    Pages 376-406

  12. Disease aspects of potato production

    • G. A. Hide, D. H. Lapwood
    Pages 407-439

  13. Pest aspects of potato production

    • K. Evans, D. L. Trudgill
    Pages 440-469

  14. Pest aspects of potato production

    • R. W. Gibson
    Pages 470-503

  15. Tuber quality

    • D. Gray, J. C. Hughes
    Pages 504-544

  16. The physics and physiology of storage

    • W. G. Burton
    Pages 545-606

  17. The production of new varieties

    • H. W. Howard
    Pages 607-646

  18. Potato production in the context of world and farm economy

    • G. E. Dalton
    Pages 647-677

  19. Application of physiological and agronomic principles to the development of the potato industry

    • R. K. Scott, S. J. Wilcockson
    Pages 678-704

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 705-730
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, Reading University, UK

    P. M. Harris

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Potato Crop

  • Book Subtitle: The scientific basis for improvement

  • Editors: P. M. Harris

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7210-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-12830-1Published: 01 January 1978

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-7210-1Published: 19 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 730

  • Number of Illustrations: 82 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Agriculture

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