**Meet the editor**

Mustafa Yildiz obtained his MSc degree in Agricultural Sciences at Ankara University in 1996. He had been at Osaka Prefecture University (Japan) for training in Plant Biotechnology for 5 months in 1998. He received his PhD degree in 2000 from Ankara University, Turkey. He is currently working as a professor at Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops. Prof.

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 over 150 scientific publications, 2 books and 7 book chapters. He was awarded the first place in the "International Sunflower Project Market" by "International Sunflower Association" for his project titled "A New Environmental Friendly Production Method in Sunflower for High Seed and Crude Oil Yields."

Contents

**Preface VII**

**Section 1 Potato Breeding 1**

Chapter 1 **The Use and Impact of Biotechnology in Potato Breeding:**

Folch, Sandra Valeska Orena and Annelore Winkler

Chapter 4 **Simulations of Colorado Potato Beetle Development in Poland Based on Four Climate Change Scenarios 63**

Chapter 2 **Genetically Modified Potato as a Source of Novel**

Chapter 3 **Breeding Potato for Quality Improvement 37**

Ratajkiewicz and Maria Pasternak

Chapter 5 **Management of Late Blight of Potato 83**

**Management 107**

**Carbohydrates 19**

Chandel Upadhyaya

**Section 2 Control of Pests and Diseases 61**

**Experience of the Potato Breeding Program at INIA, Chile 3** Manuel Andrés Muñoz, Julio César Kalazich, Carolina Verónica

Chandrama Prakash Upadhyaya, Deepak Singh Bagri and Devanshi

Meenakshi Kumari, Manoj Kumar and Shashank Shekhar Solankey

Andrzej Wójtowicz, Marek Wójtowicz, Maciej Zacharczuk, Henryk

Mehi Lal, Sanjeev Sharma, Saurabh Yadav and Santosh Kumar

Chapter 6 **Nematodes Affecting Potato and Sustainable Practices for Their**

Fábia S.O. Lima, Vanessa S. Mattos, Edvar S. Silva, Maria A.S. Carvalho, Renato A. Teixeira, Janaína C. Silva and Valdir R. Correa
