This book provides basic knowledge on how to produce, multiply and use propagation
material in seed potato production and supply systems world wide. Healthy, vigorous seed …

As in other crops, yield and quality in the potato is determined by the genotype×
environment interaction; limited by seed, crop, and storage management; and reduced by …

Potato production in low-income countries is threatened by seed degeneration, ie, the
accumulation of seed-borne diseases and pests in potato seed tubers when these are …

Potato is the most important horticultural crop in Argentina and at present 100,000 ha are
grown in different regions and seasons. The four possible growing seasons are defined as …

The potato is the most important horticultural crop in Argentina. Its commercial cultivation
started in 1872/73 and production greatly increased due to area and yield increases. This …

This paper shows how a highly complex potato production system, like the Argentinian one,
can be surveyed and analysed. A survey was complemented with the use of a Geographic …

The purposes of this study on potatoes were to perform an agro-ecological characterization,
to estimate the potential yield of the crop with the LINTUL-POTATO simulation model, and to …

The potato tuber is a swollen stem, which is used as the propagation material for commercial
potato crops. At the end of a period of dormancy, the number of sprouts growing from the …

En esta revisión se analizan los factores que modifican el rendimiento del cultivo, en función
de diferentes situaciones de producción, identificadas como de rendimiento potencial …

Production of high quality seed potatoes is normally favoured by a cool climate with minor
pest problems. Growth chamber studies aimed to reveal if daylengths (12 and 24 hrs) and …