Meet the editors

Mustafa Yildiz obtained an MSc in Agricultural Sciences from Ankara University, Turkey, in 1996 with a thesis on the effect of cell structure on yield and sucrose concentration in sugar beet. In 1998, he studied plant biotechnology at Osaka Prefecture University, Japan, for five months. He received his Ph.D. from Ankara University in 2000 with a thesis on shoot regeneration and *Agrobacterium tumefaciens*-mediated gene transfer in flax. He

is currently a professor in the Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops, Ankara University. Dr. Yildiz's research areas include plant tissue culture, plant biotechnology, molecular markers, *Agrobacterium tumefaciens*-mediated gene transfer, plant stress physiology, plant immune system, plant defense mechanism, and plant breeding. He has more than 170 scientific publications, two books, and nine book chapters to his credit. He was awarded First Place in the "International Sunflower Project Market" by the International Sunflower Association for his project titled "A New Environmental Friendly Production Method in Sunflower for High Seed and Crude Oil Yields."

Yasin Ozgen obtained an MSc in 2015 with a thesis on the determination of chemical and morphological properties of different basil lines. He completed his Ph.D. in 2019 with a thesis on yield and agronomic characters of morphine and noscapine-type opium poppy hybrids. He is now working as a research assistant at the Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops, Ankara University, Turkey. Dr. Ozgen is currently researching industrial,

medicinal, aromatic, and bulbous plants.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Preface XIII**

Potato Cultivation **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 19**

**Chapter 3 53**

**Chapter 4 61**

Origin and Wild Relatives **93**

**Chapter 5 95**

Nutrition for Increasing Population **105**

**Chapter 6 107**

Nutritional Composition and Biochemical Properties of *Solanum tuberosum*

The Role of Crop Protection in Sustainable Potato (*Solanum tuberosum* L.)

Production to Alleviate Global Starvation Problem: An Overview *by Tijjani Ahmadu, Adamu Abdullahi and Khairulmazmi Ahmad*

The Impact of Bio-Organic and N, P, K Fertilizers on the Growth

*Solanum tuberosum* Cultivation Using Nitrogen Recovered from Local

*Solanum jamesii* as a Food Crop: History and Current Status

*by David Kinder, John Bamberg, Lisbeth Louderback, Bruce Pavlik* 

*Solanum tuberosum* Yield for Selected Countries

*by Duraid K.A. AL-Taey and Rusul F. AL-Shmary*

*by Daniel P. Smith and Nathaniel T. Smith*

*by Belay Dereje and Nwankwo Chibuzo*

*by Fulgence Dominick Waryoba*

and Yield of Potato

Wastewater

**Section 2**

**Section 3**

of a Unique Potato

*and Alfonso Del Rio*

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**III**

**Chapter 16 321**

Apical Rooted Cuttings Revolutionize Seed Potato Production

*by Peter VanderZaag, Tung Xuan Pham, Victoria Escobar Demonteverde, Cynthia Kiswa, Monica Parker, Shadrack Nyawade, Pieter Wauters* 

by Smallholder Farmers in the Tropics

*and Alex Barekye*

#### **Chapter 16 321**

Apical Rooted Cuttings Revolutionize Seed Potato Production by Smallholder Farmers in the Tropics *by Peter VanderZaag, Tung Xuan Pham, Victoria Escobar Demonteverde, Cynthia Kiswa, Monica Parker, Shadrack Nyawade, Pieter Wauters and Alex Barekye*

Preface

It is estimated that the world population will increase to 11 billion and cultivated agricultural land per capita will decrease to 0.15 hectares in 2050. Every year parallel to the increasing population, agricultural fields are shrinking fast due to reasons such as misuse (settlement, road, factory, etc.), erosion, salinization,

Every year, thousands of people in many parts of the world die due to malnutrition and hunger. For humankind to maintain its existence on earth, crop production needs to be increased. This can only be achieved by increasing the yield obtained per unit area. To achieve this, the genetic structure of plants should be improved and the agricultural techniques used in cultivation such as fertilization, irrigation, disease, and pest control should be applied. However, it has been observed that unconscious use of agricultural techniques adversely affects ecological balance in

Potato (*Solanum tuberosum* L.) is an annual plant in the Solanaceae family. It is reported that potato is the most consumed nutrition after cereals. In addition, it is the most produced plant in the world after maize, wheat, and rice. Among the reasons for such widespread consumption are its widespread production and consumption by almost all countries of the world due to it being cheap and easy to digest, as well as its high nutritional value and ability to grow in all kinds of climates allowing for obtaining more products per unit area. Considering that a significant number of people in the world are struggling with hunger, the importance of the potato plant is better understood. From this point of view, potato is one of the most important plants that can solve hunger and nutrition problems worldwide with their rich nutrient content. This book discusses these topics from all aspects. We hope this book will guide growers and researchers in solving problems in potato

**Dr. Mustafa Yildiz**

Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

**Yasin Ozgen**

Turkey

Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops,

> Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University,

Professor,

acidification, intensive agriculture, and overgrazing.

the long term.

cultivation.
