Potatoes : production, storing, processing
By: Smith, Ora.
Material type: BookPublisher: Westport, Connecticut The Avi Publisng Company Westport 1968Description: 642 páginas grafs; ilus.Subject(s): Almacenamiento | Papa | Procesamiento | ProducciónItem type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due |
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Libro | MINAGRICULTURA - Biblioteca Colección general | 3577 (Browse shelf) | Ej.1 | Available |
Origin and history of the potato. Origin and distribution of the United States potato crop. Structure of the potato plant. Dormancy. Chemical Compotition of the potato. Soils and organic matter in potao production. Seed value of potato tubers. Varieties. Soil preparation and planting. Mineral nutrition of the potato. Cultivating and the control of weeds. Envitronmental factors. Seed potato certification. Harvesting potatoes. Storage of potatoes. Grading, packaging, and marketing potatoes. Potato diseases. Potato insects and their control. Culinary quuality and nutritive value of potatoes. Potato procressing. Potato breeding and improvement