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Root and Tuber Crops (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
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Root and Tuber Crops (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Series: Handbook of Plant Breeding, 7
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It is important to include Tuber and Root Crops in the Handbook of
Plant Breeding. They include starchy staple crops that are of
increasing importance for global food security and relief of
poverty, important millennium goals for the United Nations. Indeed,
2008 was the UN International Year of the Potato in recognition of
this role of the potato as the world s third most important food
crop after wheat and rice. The other major staples are cassava,
sweetpotato and yam. Together they occupy about 50 million
hectares, with production at 640 million metric tons, of which 70%
is in developing countries. In total there are more than 30 species
of Root and Tuber Crops grown in the world today. Given the content
of other volumes in the series, it makes sense to include sugar and
fodder beets; swedes and turnips; and minor root and tuber crops so
that the book series is as complete as possible. Like the other
volumes in the series, this one will present information on the
latest in applied plant breeding using the current advances in the
field, from an efficient use of genetic resources to the impact of
biotechnology in plant breeding. Seven crop specific chapters are
proposed, together with an introduction to this diverse set of
plant species. Outstanding scientists for each crop species are
proposed as senior authors, who may invite co-authors to contribute
part of a chapter. In order to increase the overall acceptance of
the volume, balance will be sought with authors from different
research groups/countries who will be asked to contribute and
collaborate where appropriate. The book should be of interest to
researchers in both academic and industrial settings, and in both
developed and developing countries, as well as students and
teachers of plant breeding. It is currently extremely important to
educate and train a new generation of plant breeders given the
challenges faced by humankind in producing more food for an
expanding global population during a period of environmental
(including climate) change.
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