Sustainable Potato Production: Global Case Studies

<p>Preface<br>Part I Introduction<br>1. Sustainable potato production and global food security; Sherri L. DeFauw, Zhongqi He, Robert P. Larkin, and Sameeh A. Mansour<br>Part II Enhancing Potato System Sustainability in the Northeast USA<br>2. Impacts of crop rotation and irrigation on soil-borne diseases and soil microbial communities; Robert P. Larkin, C. Wayne Honeycutt, O. Modesto Olanya, John M. Halloran, and Zhongqi He<br>3. Early and late blight potential on Russet Burbank potato as affected by microclimate, cropping systems and irrigation management in North eastern United States; O. Modesto Olanya, C. Wayne Honeycutt, Zhongqi He, Robert P. Larkin, John M. Halloran and Jonathan M. Frantz<br>4. Comparison of soil phosphorus status and organic matter composition in potato fields with different crop rotation systems; Zhongqi He, C. Wayne Honeycutt, O. Modesto Olanya, Robert P. Larkin, John M. Halloran, and Jonathan M. Frantz<br>5. Comparing modelled productivity to historical data in New England potato production systems; Jonathan M. Frantz, Robert P. Larkin, Georgette Trusty, C. Wayne Honeycutt, Zhongqi He, O. Modesto Olanya, and John M. Halloran<br>Part III Linking Irrigated Potato Cropping Systems to Sustainable Agriculture in the West USA<br>6. Potato tuber yield, tuber size distribution, and quality as impacted by preceding cover crops; Samuel Y.C. Essah<br>7. Mustard green manure use in eastern Washington State; Andrew M. McGuire<br>8. Yields of potato crops and potential rotation crops impacted by humates application; Mir M. Seyedbagheri, Zhongqi He, and Daniel C. Olk<br>9. Late blight epidemics in the Columbia Basin; Dennis A. Johnson, Philip B. Hamm, Jeffrey S. Miller, and Lyndon D. Porter<br>Part IV Improved Nitrogen Management in Rainfed Potato Production in Eastern Canada<br>10. Nitrogen fertilization strategies in relation to potato tuber yield, quality, and crop N recovery; Bernie J. Zebarth, Gilles Bélanger, Athyna N. Cambouris and Noura Ziadi<br>11. Soil and plant tests to optimize fertilizer N management of potatoes; Noura Ziadi, Bernie J. Zebarth, Gilles Bélanger and Athyna N. Cambouris<br>12. Nitrogen management in organic potato production; Derek H. Lynch, Mehdi Sharifi, Andy Hammermeister and David Burton<br>13. Nitrate leaching from potato production in Eastern Canada; Yefang Jiang, Bernie J. Zebarth, George H. Somers, John A. MacLeod and Martine M. Savard<br>14. Nitrous oxide emissions from potato production and their management; David L. Burton, Bernie J. Zebarth, John A. MacLeod and Cynthia Goyer<br>Part V Sustaining Potato Production in the Cool-Temperate Climate of Tasmania, Australia<br>15. Potato production in Tasmania, Australia – an overview of climate, soils and practices; Leigh A. Sparrow and William E. Cotching<br>16. Sustainable soil management for potatoes; William E. Cotching and Leigh A. Sparrow<br>17. Potato nutrient management in Tasmania, Australia; Leigh A. Sparrow<br>18. Managing and monitoring viral and soil-borne pathogens in Tasmanian potato crops; Leigh A. Sparrow and Calum R. Wilson<br>19. In vitro cell selection techniques for enhancing disease resistance – case study: Common scab disease resistance in Russet Burbank; Calum R. Wilson and Robert S. Tegg<br>Part VI Water-Saving Managements of Potato Production in the Semi-Arid Areas of Northern China<br>20. Potato evapotranspiration and productivity as affected by drip irrigation frequency and soil matric potential; Fengxin Wang and Zhongqi He<br>21. Effects of plastic mulch on potato growth; Fengxin Wang and Zhongqi He<br>22. Drought and salinity tolerance in transgenic potato; Huaijun Si, Ning Zhang and Di Wang<br>Part VII Increasing Sustainability of Potato Production Systems in Brazil and Peru<br>23. Statistical models in plant diagnosis and calculating recommended nitrogen rates; Paulo Cezar Rezende Fontes; Marcelo Cleón de Castro Silva; Glauco Vieira Miranda<br>24. Effect of soil compaction alleviation on quality and yield of potato; Carlos Francisco Ragassi, Carlos Alberto Lopes, Ítalo Moraes Rocha Guedes<br>25. Developing integrated pest management for potato: Experiences and lessons from two distinct potato production systems of Peru; Jürgen Kroschel, Norma Mujica, Jesus Alcazar, Veronica Canedo, Octavio Zegarra<br>Part VIII Improvement of Potato Production Systems by Organic Amendments: Italian and Egyptian Reports<br>26. Soil fertility management in organic potato: the role of green manure and amendments application; Stefano Canali, Corrado Ciaccia, Fabio Tittarelli<br>27. Effect of humic substances application on potato tubers yield quantity, quality, nutrients concentration under Egyptian soil conditions; Ahmed A. Mosa<br>28. Evaluation of residual pesticides and heavy metals levels in conventionally and organically farmed potato tubers in Egypt; Sameeh A. Mansour<br>Part  IX Improving Potato Yields in the Tropical Highlands of Africa<br>29. Optimization of late blight and bacterial wilt management in potato production systems in the highland tropics of Africa; O. Modesto Olanya, R.O. Nyankanga, P.S. Ojiambo, B. Lemaga, R. Kakuhenzire, and D.N. Fontem<br>Index</p>