Root and Tuber Crops /

Root and Tuber Crops John Bradshaw Editor A number of root and tuber crops were first domesticated several thousand years ago, but none became important on a global scale until after the end of the 16th century. Today the potato is the world’s third most important food crop (314 million tonnes produ...

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Other Authors: Bradshaw, J. E. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:First.
Series:Handbook of plant breeding ; 7.
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Table of Contents:
  • Potatoes
  • Cassava
  • Sweet Potato
  • Yams
  • Taro and Cocoyam
  • Sugar Beet
  • Fodder Beet
  • Swedes and Turnips.