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The potato / W.G. Burton.

By: Publication details: Harlow, Essex, England : Longman Scientific & Technical ; New York : Wiley, 1989.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xi, 742 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0470211911
  • 0582462290
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 635.21 19 BUR
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Book Open Access Book Open Access Agriculture and Animal Sciences Library 635.21 BUR 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0028556
Book Open Access Book Open Access Agriculture and Animal Sciences Library 635.21 BUR 2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 0028553

CONTENTS

The origin and spread of the potato

Potato varieties, breeding and propagation

Propagation by true seed

Yield and content of dry matter: 1-the underlying physiological processes

yield and content of dry matter: 2-the translation of physiological processes into crop yield and content of dry matter

Yield and content of dry matter: 3-diseases and pests of the growing crop

Diseases, damage and other factors determining market acceptance

The distribution and composition of dry matter in potato tuber

The cooking and processing of potatoes as food, and their uses other than as human food

The nutritive value of potatoes, cooked or processed in relation to human requirements

Cooking and processing quality

Post-harvest physiology

Storage diseases and pests , and non-pathogenic storage disorders

The storage of potatoes in bulk

Includes Bibliography and index

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