Report Of The Planning Conference On The Developments In The Control Of Bacterial Diseases Of Potatoes

Author : Carlos M. Ochoa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521380249
Total Pages : 794 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Potatoes of South America written by Carlos M. Ochoa and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative and scholarly 1990 treatise on the potatoes of Bolivia provides a definitive guide to the rich diversity and taxonomy of this important group of plants. The volume represents the culmination of a lifetime's study of these potatoes by Carlos Ochoa, and is published in collaboration with the International Potato Center in Lima, Peru. The text is abundantly illustrated throughout with clear line drawings, photographs and many specially commissioned watercolours, which identify the characteristic features of these plants and their natural habitats. The great variety of these wild potatoes within Bolivia provides botanists and plant breeders with a unique resource for the study of the cultivated varieties and the development of improved cultivars. This volume presents a thorough taxonomic treatment of all these varieties and incorporates valuable information about their distribution and habitat preferences which is illustrated through the use of maps and photographs.