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Title Insect pests of potato : global perspectives on biology and management
Edition Second edition / edited by Andrei Alyokhin, Silvia I. Rondon and Yulin Gao
Published Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2022

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume)
Contents Front Cover -- Insect Pests of Potato -- Insect Pests of Potato: Global Perspectives on Biology and Management -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- I -- Potato as an important staple crop -- 1 -- Potatoes and their pests: setting the stage -- 1.1 History and present status -- 1.2 Potatoes and human civilization -- 1.3 Insect pests -- 1.4 Meeting the challenge -- References -- 2 -- Growing potatoes -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Geographic distribution -- 2.3 Climate requirements -- 2.4 Soil requirements -- 2.5 Soil reaction (pH)
2.6 Major inputs: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, and organic matter -- 2.7 Irrigation requirements -- 2.8 Seed planting depth, spacing, and hilling -- 2.9 Time to maturity -- 2.10 Types of cultivars -- 2.11 Remote sensing -- References -- 3 -- Economic considerations in potato production -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Economics of seed pricing and production -- 3.2.1 Pricing -- 3.2.2 Seed production -- 3.3 Frozen processed potatoes -- 3.3.1 Market structure -- 3.3.2 Frozen processed contract negotiations and complications -- 3.3.3 Frozen processed contract parameters -- 3.4 Potato chips
3.5 Fresh potatoes -- 3.5.1 Market structure -- 3.5.2 Grading and packing -- 3.5.3 Bargaining associations in the fresh potato industry -- 3.6 Storage economics -- 3.6.1 Fixed costs -- 3.6.2 Storage variable costs -- 3.6.3 Understanding shrinkage -- 3.6.4 Other storage variable costs -- 3.6.5 Monthly break-even points -- 3.7 US potato consumption trends -- 3.8 Potato demand -- 3.8.1 Population size and distribution -- 3.8.2 Consumer income -- 3.8.3 Other goods -- 3.8.3.1 Substitutes -- 3.8.3.2 Complements -- 3.8.4 Consumer tastes and preferences
3.9 Global trends and future prospects for potato demand in developing countries -- References -- II -- Biology of major pests -- 4 -- Colorado potato beetle -- 4.1 Taxonomy and morphological description -- 4.2 Origins and history of spread -- 4.3 Genetic variability -- 4.4 Pest status and yield loss -- 4.5 Seasonal life cycle and diapause -- 4.6 Interactions with host plants -- 4.7 Reproduction and individual development -- 4.8 Movement and dispersal -- 4.9 Management implications -- References -- 5 -- Aphids -- 5.1 Basic biology -- 5.1.1 Taxonomy -- 5.1.2 Morphology -- 5.1.3 Life cycles
5.1.4 Diversity of aphids affecting potato -- 5.1.5 Population growth and regulation -- 5.1.6 Movement and dispersal -- 5.2 Interactions with host plants -- 5.2.1 Host finding, recognition, and acceptance -- 5.2.2 Phloem feeding -- 5.2.3 Overcoming plant defenses -- 5.2.4 Social facilitation -- 5.3 Virus transmission -- 5.4 Management approaches -- 5.4.1 Monitoring aphid populations -- 5.4.2 Aphid control versus virus control -- 5.4.3 Manipulation of crop borders -- 5.4.4 Mineral oils -- 5.5 Summary and future directions -- References -- 6 -- Psyllids -- 6.1 Introduction
Notes Previous edition: 2013
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Subject Potatoes -- Diseases and pests.
Potatoes -- Diseases and pests
Form Electronic book
Author Alyokhin, Andrei, editor.
Rondon, Silvia I., editor.
Gao, Yulin (Professor of Entomology), editor.
ISBN 9780323984140
0323984142