Download or read book Potato Biology and Biotechnology written by Dick Vreugdenhil and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 857 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past 15-20 years major discoveries have been concluded on potato biology and biotechnology. Important new tools have been developed in the area of molecular genetics, and our understanding of potato physiology has been revolutionized due to amenability of the potato to genetic transformation. This technology has impacted our understanding of the molecular basis of plant-pathogen interaction and has also opened new opportunities for the use of the potato in a variety of non-food biotechnological purposes. This book covers the potato world market as it expands further into the new millennium. Authors stress the overriding need for stable yields to eliminate human hunger and poverty, while considering solutions to enhance global production and distribution. It comprehensively describes genetics and genetic resources, plant growth and development, response to the environment, tuber quality, pests and diseases, biotechnology and crop management. Potato Biology is the most valuable reference available for all professionals involved in the potato industry, plant biologists and agronomists. Offers an understanding of the social, economic and market factors that influence production and distribution Discusses developments and useful traits in transgenic biology and genetic engineering The first reference entirely devoted to understanding new advances in potato biology and biotechnology

Download or read book The Potato Genome written by Swarup Kumar Chakrabarti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the historical importance of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.),potato genetic resources and stocks (including S. tuberosum group Phureja DM1-3 516 R44, a unique doubled monoploid homozygous line) used for potato genome sequencing. It also discusses strategies and tools for high-throughput sequencing, sequence assembly, annotation, analysis, repetitive sequences and genotyping-by-sequencing approaches. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.; 2n = 4x = 48) is the fourth most important food crop of the world after rice, wheat and maize and holds great potential to ensure both food and nutritional security. It is an autotetraploid crop with complex genetics, acute inbreeding depression and a highly heterozygous nature. Further, the book examines the recent discovery of whole genome sequencing of a few wild potato species genomes, genomics in management and genetic enhancement of Solanum species, new strategies towards durable potato late blight resistance, structural analysis of resistance genes, genomics resources for abiotic stress management, as well as somatic cell genetics and modern approaches in true-potato-seed technology. The complete genome sequence provides a better understanding of potato biology, underpinning evolutionary process, genetics, breeding and molecular efforts to improve various important traits involved in potato growth and development.

Download or read book Genetics Genomics and Breeding of Potato written by James M. Bradeen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-21 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, world leaders in potato research review historical and contemporary discoveries resulting in a range of advances. Topics include nutritional quality, yield, disease and insect resistance, processing, plant growth and development, and other aspects. The book also examines research yielding significant molecular resources that facilitate breeding, linkage and gene mapping, cytology, functional and structural genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Future research developments that are likely to significantly advance efforts to understand and improve the potato are also explored.

Download or read book Potato Genetics written by J. E. Bradshaw and published by Cabi. This book was released on 1994 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Origins, species and cytology. Theory and methods of genetical analysis. Cellular and molecular genetics. Environmental stress, morphology and quality. Inheritance of resistance to pests and diseases. Potato breeding.

Download or read book Potato Breeding Theory and Practice written by John E. Bradshaw and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-09 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the world’s fourth most important food crop after maize, rice and wheat with 377 million tonnes fresh-weight of tubers produced in 2016 from 19.2 million hectares of land, in 163 countries, giving a global average yield of 19.6 t ha-1 (http://faostat.fao.org). About 62% of production (234 million tonnes) was in Asia (191), Africa (25) and Latin America (18) as a result of steady increases in recent years, particularly in China and India. As a major food crop, the potato has an important role to play in the United Nations “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” which started on 1 January 2016 (http://faostat.fao.org). By 2030 the aim is to “ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round”. By then, the world population is expected to reach 8.5 billion and continue to increase to 9.7 billion in 2050. For potatoes, the need is to increase production and improve nutritional value during a period of climate change, a key aspect of which will be the breeding of new cultivars for a wide range of target environments and consumers. The aim of the book is to help this endeavour by providing detailed information in three parts on both the theory and practice of potato breeding. Part I deals with the history of potato improvement and with potato genetics. Part II deals with breeding objectives, divided into improving yield, quality traits and resistance to the most important diseases and pests of potatoes. Part III deals with breeding methods: first, the use of landraces and wild relatives of potato in introgression breeding, base broadening and population improvement; second, breeding clonally propagated cultivars as a way to deliver potato improvement to farmers’ fields; third, as an alternative, breeding potato cultivars for propagation through true potato seed; and fourth, gene editing and genetic transformation as ways of making further improvements to already successful and widely grown cultivars. Included are marker-assisted introgression and selection of specific alleles, genomic selection of many unspecified alleles and diploid F1 hybrid breeding.

Download or read book Genetics Genomics and Breeding of Potato written by James M. Bradeen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, world leaders in potato research review historical and contemporary discoveries resulting in a range of advances. Topics include nutritional quality, yield, disease and insect resistance, processing, plant growth and development, and other aspects. The book also examines research yielding significant molecular resources that facilit

Download or read book The Potato Crop written by Hugo Campos and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book provides a fresh, updated and science-based perspective on the current status and prospects of the diverse array of topics related to the potato, and was written by distinguished scientists with hands-on global experience in research aspects related to potato. The potato is the third most important global food crop in terms of consumption. Being the only vegetatively propagated species among the world’s main five staple crops creates both issues and opportunities for the potato: on the one hand, this constrains the speed of its geographic expansion and its options for international commercialization and distribution when compared with commodity crops such as maize, wheat or rice. On the other, it provides an effective insulation against speculation and unforeseen spikes in commodity prices, since the potato does not represent a good traded on global markets. These two factors highlight the underappreciated and underrated role of the potato as a dependable nutrition security crop, one that can mitigate turmoil in world food supply and demand and political instability in some developing countries. Increasingly, the global role of the potato has expanded from a profitable crop in developing countries to a crop providing income and nutrition security in developing ones. This book will appeal to academics and students of crop sciences, but also policy makers and other stakeholders involved in the potato and its contribution to humankind’s food security.

Download or read book Genetics of the Potato written by Harold Wakefield Howard and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The potato species; Cytologia; Fertility and sterelity problems; Anthocyanin pigmentation; Morphological characters; Physiological characters; Diseases and pest resistance; Dihaploids; Chimeras; Potato breeding.

Download or read book Advances in Potato Chemistry and Technology written by Jaspreet Singh and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-07-22 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developments in potato chemistry, including identification and use of the functional components of potatoes, genetic improvements and modifications that increase their suitability for food and non-food applications, the use of starch chemistry in non-food industry and methods of sensory and objective measurement have led to new and important uses for this crop. Advances in Potato Chemistry and Technology presents the most current information available in one convenient resource.The expert coverage includes details on findings related to potato composition, new methods of quality determination of potato tubers, genetic and agronomic improvements, use of specific potato cultivars and their starches, flours for specific food and non-food applications, and quality measurement methods for potato products. Covers potato chemistry in detail, providing key understanding of the role of chemical compositions on emerging uses for specific food and non-food applications Presents coverage of developing areas, related to potato production and processing including genetic modification of potatoes, laboratory and industry scale sophistication, and modern quality measurement techniques to help producers identify appropriate varieties based on anticipated use Explores novel application uses of potatoes and potato by-products to help producers identify potential areas for development of potato variety and structure

Download or read book Genetic Improvement of Solanaceous Crops Volume 1 written by M K Razdan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-01-06 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Potato is the most significant non-cereal crop. Much attention has been paid to this commercially important crop. The aim of this volume is to capture the recent advances made in improving potatoes using traditional breeding methods as well as genetic engineering technology. The book provides a critical appraisal of the state-of-the-art finding on

Download or read book Potato Cytology and Genetics written by H. W. Howard and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A. PREVIOUS REVIEWS The review by Sw AMI NATHAN and HOWARD (1953) on "The Cytology and Genetics of the Potato (Solanum tuberosum) and Related Species" provides a convenient starting place for a consideration of recent advances in our knowledge of the cytology and genetics of potatoes. Taken together with FRUWIRTH (1925) and SWAMI NATHAN and HOWARD (1953), the present compilation should give a comprehensive survey of published work to the middle of 1959. In assembling the data for this review, use has been made of "Plant Breeding Abstracts," starting with Volume 22, No. 1 (January, 1952) and ending with Volume 29, No. 4 (October 1959). In these eight volumes of "Plant Breeding Abstracts" there are about 1,400 ab stracts in the potato section. However, because many of these ab stracts are concerned only with potato breeding and variety testing, it has been possible to reduce the number of references in the bibli ography to just over 600, about 50 of which are not to be found in the potato section of "Plant Breeding Abstracts. " It is to be expected in compiling a review of this size that there must be some omissions and mistakes. The author apologises for these, and he would be pleased to be informed of them. B. SYSTEMATICS I.

Download or read book Utilization of the Genetic Resources of the Potato III written by International Potato Center and published by International Potato Center. This book was released on 1980 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phylosophy, organization & program development; Utilization of CIP's primitive potato germ plasm to develop improved back-up populations; Development of lowland tropic populations; Development of highland tropic populations; Progress & future plans for the use of neo-tuberosum populations; Progress & future plans for the use of phureja-stenotomum populations; Breeding for virus resistance & its integration with other traits; Breeding at the 2x level for combined pest & disease resistantece using wild species & extracted haploids from selected tetraploid clones; Disease resistance evaluations; Recent progress & future plans for utilizing mexican wild species for pest & disease resistance; Evaluation of cultivated & wild species for glandular trichomes & resistance to potato tuber moth; Breeding for adaptation to TPS propagation; Evaluation of transplanted true potato seed progenies: hybrid vs. open-pollinated; Current status of exploitation of monohaploids & protoplasts, fusion & potential in potato breeding.; A biometric model for predicting the performance of potato clones in different environments; Principles & methods of transfer of genetic materials from CIP to national potato programs; Utilizing CIP's breeding materials - the turkish case -region IV; Potato breeding & productivity in Colombia & the utilization of germ plasm from CIP; Germ plasm management & transfer to national programs - the ecuadorina case - region I.

Download or read book Potato Production Worldwide written by Mehmet Emin Calıskan and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2022-10-22 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Potato is a crop grown on all inhabited continents of the globe. It is included in the top five crops of the world, used as staple food in several countries, and the number of people daily consuming the potato may surpass one billion. Despite the high quantities of seed potato produced worldwide, there are yield gaps due to challenges such as abiotic stresses, pests, climate change and poor production practices. A region-wide critical analysis of yield declining factors can help formulate management strategies that can improve potato yields. Bridging yield gaps in potato will ultimately ensure the role of this crop in securing current and future food security. Potato Production Worldwide presents information on this global crop from its history, morphology, and taxonomy to the growth and development of the potato crop, including the latest strategies in addressing today’s biotic and abiotic challenges. This book identifies the reasons for yield gaps in various potato production regions of the world, as well as presenting the best production practices, pest management strategies and approaches to deal with climate change from the perspective of potato production. Chapters provide important insights into potato production cultures and approaches in the major potato production countries. Potato Production Worldwide will be a valuable resource for researchers, scientists and students seeking a comprehensive view of successful potato production. Provides comprehensive information on the origin, history, taxonomy, morphology, ecophysiology, growth and development of the potato Addresses production practices, including irrigation, nutrient management, harvesting and post-harvest techniques Explores the impact of Abiotic stresses (drought, chilling, salinity etc.) and their management

Download or read book Handbook of Potato Production Improvement and Postharvest Management written by Jai Gopal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-08-11 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Potatoes are a crucial food crop around the world, grown in nearly 150 countries. The Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management compiles everything you need to know about potato crop production in one well-organized reference. Leading international authorities clearly discuss the biology, genetics, breeding, diseases, and effective approaches for improvement of crop and handling after harvest. This one-of-a-kind text explores, from interdisciplinary perspectives, every aspect of potato crop management from seed germination to end use while presenting the most current research available.

Download or read book Doubled Haploid Production in Crop Plants written by M. Maluszynski and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The production of doubled haploids has become a necessary tool in advanced plant breeding institutes and commercial companies for breeding many crop species. However, the development of new, more efficient and cheaper large scale production protocols has meant that doubled haploids are also recently being applied in less advanced breeding programmes. This Manual was prepared to stimulate the wider use of this technology for speeding and opening up new breeding possibilities for many crops including some woody tree species. Since the construction of genetic maps using molecular markers requires the development of segregating doubled haploid populations in numerous crop species, we hope that this Manual will also help molecular biologists in establishing such mapping populations. For many years, both the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have supported and coordinated research that focuses on development of more efficient doubled haploid production methods and their applications in breeding of new varieties and basic research through their Plant Breeding and Genetics Section of the Joint F AO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. The first F AO/IAEA scientific network (Coordinated Research Programme - CRP) dealing with doubled haploids was initiated by the Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in 1986.

Download or read book The Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Potato written by William R. Belknap and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Potato improvement by traditional breeding and opprotunities for new technologies; Ac-Ds trasposons mapped near disease resistance loci for targeted tagging in potato; Studies to enhance starch biosynthesis by manipulation of ADP-glucose pyrophsphorylase genes; Control of carbohydrate metabolism in potato tubers; Transgenic potatoes changed in carbohidrate partitioning and allocation; Control of sugar balance in potato tubers; Post-harvest regulation of sucrose accumulation in transgenic potatoes: role and properties of potato tuver UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase; Post-harvest potato tuver glycerolipid; Functionality of semi-artificial trasnit peptides encoded by gene constructs derived form hte potato gene for granule-bound starch synthase; Potato alternative oxidase: detection of mRNA by PCR and tissue-specific differences in the protein levels; Polyphenol oxidase in potato tubers; Gene expression during early tuber development; Use of ubiquitin promoters for transgene; Regulation of translation in potato tubers in response to environmental stress; Expression of the Brasil nut methuibube-rich protein in transgenic potato plants; Strategies towards introducing resistance to bacterial pathogens in transgenic potatoes; Field performance of transgenic potatoes; Analysis of containment and food safety issues associated with the release of transgenic potatoes.

Download or read book POTATO written by John Gregory Hawkes and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1990-04-17 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely rewritten, updated, and expanded edition of the standard botany of the tuber-bearing solanums (potatoes), last revised in 1963. Describes more than 220 species of wild and cultivated potato, giving full details of taxonomy, characteristics and range. Introductory chapters cover history, breeding and genetics, cytology and evolution, ecology and distribution, and detailed taxonomic descriptions. Lacks coverage only of the couch variety. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR