"Solanum tuberosum: A Promising Crop for Starvation Problem" ed. by Mustafa Yildiz, Yasin Ozgen

This book discusses the importance of the potato plant and examines ways to increase its production and develop new cultivars resistant to stress factors via conventional and biotechnological methods.

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the fourth-largest food crop produced in the world with approximately 370 million tonnes. This product is a staple in many diets throughout the world and the underground swollen tubers of the plant are rich sources of proteins, carbohydrates, minerals (K, Mn, Mg, Fe, Cu and P), and vitamins (C, B1, B3, B6, K, folate, pantothenic acid). Improvement of new potato cultivars resistant to biotic and abiotic factors is extremely important, as these are the main reasons for decreased potato production. Seed tuber production and tuber storage under healthy conditions after harvest are two important issues in potato cultivation.

Contents
1. Solanum tuberosum Yield for Selected Countries
2. The Role of Crop Protection in Sustainable Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Production to Alleviate Global Starvation Problem: An Overview
3. The Impact of Bio-Organic and N, P, K Fertilizers on the Growth and Yield of Potato
4. Solanum tuberosum Cultivation Using Nitrogen Recovered from Local Wastewater
5. Solanum jamesii as a Food Crop: History and Current Status of a Unique Potato
6. Nutritional Composition and Biochemical Properties of Solanum tuberosum
7. Red and Purple Flesh Potatoes a Healthy and Attractive Alternative Associated with New Market Trends
8. Prospects for Genome Editing of Potato
9. Genetically Modified Potato for Pest Resistance: Thrift or Threat?
10. Visiting Potato from a Breeding Perspective: Accomplishments and Prospects
11. Impact and Management of Diseases of Solanum tuberosum
12. Molecular Host-Nematode Interactions and Tuber Development
13. Gamma Radiation Effect on Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Gene Transfer in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
14. Biotechnological Strategies for a Resilient Potato Crop
15. Use of Quality Potato Seeds in Family Farming Systems in the Highlands Zones of Peru
16. Apical Rooted Cuttings Revolutionize Seed Potato Production by Smallholder Farmers in the Tropics


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