Author(s): Loebenstein, G.; Thottappilly, G. [Editors]

Correspondence address: Agric. Res. Org., Bet Dagan, Israel

Publisher address: Customer Service Cent. GmbH, Haberstr. 7, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany; Springer. Tel. +49 6221 345-4301. Fax +49 6221 345-4229. www.springer.com. Price EUR 199.95, USD 279.00, CHF 332.00, GBP 180.00

Publication Year: 2009

Language(s): English

ISBN: 9781402094743

This book provides up-to-date information on a wide range of topics related to sweet potatoes, and presents data on sweet potato growing practices in different areas of the world. It is intended for extension specialists, graduate students, horticulturists, international specialists, development agencies and nutrition specialists. The book contains 23 chapters divided into 2 parts, entitled: General; and Sweet potatoes in different regions. Individual chapters include: Introductory remarks; Origin, distribution and economic importance; Botany and physiology; Important cultivars, varieties, and hybrids; Genetic engineering; Propagation of sweetpotatoes, in situ germplasm conservation and conservation by tissue culture; Major fungal and bacterial diseases; Virus and phytoplasma diseases; Nematodes; Insects; Uses and nutritional data of sweetpotato; Economics of sweetpotato production and marketing; Marketing sweet potatoes in the United States; Sweetpotato production in the United States; Sweetpotato in China; Sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa; Sweetpotato in the Indian subcontinent; Sweetpotato in South and Central America; Sweetpotato in West Africa; Sweetpotato in South East Asia; Sweetpotato in Israel; Sweetpotato in Oceania; and Concluding remarks.

Section: Fruits, vegetables and nuts

Keywords: BOOKS; CULTIVATION; DISEASES PLANT; ECONOMICS; MARKETING; PESTS; PLANT DISEASES; PRODUCTION; SWEET POTATOES

Pages: xxx + 522pp.

Book

Accession number: 2010-06-Jk2767

Date added: 29-Mar-2010

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