| The books are edited by two of the leading experts in potato science:
Dr. Gefu Wang-Pruski (Volume 1) is a professor of molecular genomics in the Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University, Canada. Her research focuses on potato genetics and its implications for tuber quality and resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses, areas in which she has published widely.
Dr. Stuart Wale (Volume 2) is a potato agronomist and researcher with 40 years’ experience for SAC Consulting, a Division of SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College). He was formerly Head of Crop Services at the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC – the forerunner of SRUC). He has published widely on potato diseases in particular, co-editing Diseases, pests and disorders of potatoes: a colour handbook, and is a former President of the British Society of Plant Pathology. Dr. Wale also has his own consultancy company: Potato Dynamics Ltd.
Graham Thiele, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Roots Tubers and Bananas, led by the International Potato Center (CIP), says about these books:
“Sustainable potato cultivation means simultaneously addressing and resolving a complex set of varied and interlinked context-specific constraints. These books promise to rise to the occasion with a talented cast of authors who span the disciplinary spectrum from genetics, pests and diseases, cropping systems all the way through to nutrition and consumer perspectives.” |
