Potato Production Systems provides the potato professional with detailed and specific information that functions as a guide for daily management decisions to
- avoid production pitfalls
- recognize symptoms before they cause trouble
- diagnose the root causes of problems
- remove obstacles to production
- solve most common and many rare problems
Potato Production Systems gives the reader an understanding of the scientific basis of potato production, and the necessary knowledge to make appropriate management decisions-even when recommendations or guidelines for specific situations may not be available.
This 400+ page book is fully indexed and contains over 350 color photos and illustrations designed to identify, diagnose, and implement. Its coated softcover binding and heavy-duty spine make it tough enough to use as a field manual.
The technical information in Potato Production Systems, though presented with the Idaho grower in mind, is applicable and beneficial to all potato growers in North America.
NOSTALGIA AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE!
Not long ago, successful potato growers needed to know how to do just three things well: plant, irrigate, and harvest.
The 21st Century potato producer has to be a combination marketer, ecologist, mechanical engineer, economist, chemist, biologist, and production manager. The profession is becoming ever more complex due to existing and emerging forces such as
- Genetic engineering and breeding
- Sophisticated new agri-chemicals
- Changing environmental and climate conditions
- New equipment and storage technologies
- Integrated pest and disease management
- Global and domestic economic shifts
- Vertical and alternative markets
- Product quality and specification standards
Potato Production Systems gives you the knowledge required to meet these new challenges. It not only teaches fundamentals, it's packed with the up to the minute information from the world's leading potato research labs and field trials. With Potato Production Systems on your team, you'll know you have the tools you need to develop the competitive edge today's markets demand.
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