Botany, Production and Uses

The Papaya

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Potato

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Potatoes are a staple crop around the world. Covering all aspects of botany, production and uses, this book presents a comprehensive discussion of the most important topics for potato researchers and professionals. It assesses the latest research on plant growth such as tuber development, water use and seed production, covers all aspects of pest management and reviews postharvest issues such as storage, global markets, and of course, nutritional value and flavour.

Quinoa

Atul Bhargava

* Quinoa is an invaluable crop, highlighted by the FAO as one of the world’s main crops for future food security * Timely publication – The year 2013 has been declared «The International Year of the Quinoa» (IYQ), recognizing the Andean indigenous peoples, who have maintained, controlled, protected and preserved quinoa as food for present and future generations thanks to their traditional knowledge and practices of living well in harmony with mother earth and nature. * Covers the history, phylogeny and systematics, botany and agrotechnology