The Potato Crop

Dr. Hugo Campos has over 25 years of international experience developing varieties through plant breeding and biotechnology in diverse tropical and temperate crop species. He is currently the Director of Research at CIP, the International Potato Center and was previously the Head of Plant Breeding at CTC, the world's largest private sugarcane research center. He has worked at Pioneer, a Dupont Company and Monsanto as a Research Fellow. While at Monsanto, he twice received the prestigious "Above and Beyond" award for outstanding achievements. Dr. Campos holds a BA in Agronomy from the Universidad Austral de Chile, Highest Honors, and a PhD from the John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK. He is part of the editorial board of the Tropical Plant Biology and a member of the Scientific Board of Verdant BioScience (Singapore) and the Chilean Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Dr. Oscar Ortiz is the Deputy Director-General for Research and Development and has worked at the International Potato Center for more than two decades. An agronomist by training, Dr. Ortiz received his BA from the Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Peru, his MSc on Agricultural Extension and Crop Production from the Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina, and his PhD from Reading, UK. He led the CIP's Integrated Crop Management Research Division and the Integrated Crop and systems Research Global Program until 2013, when he was appointed Deputy Director of Research for Regional Science Programs. Dr. Ortiz has spent a decade leading and managing interdisciplinary teams involving both the biophysical and social sciences. He has extensive experience in participatory research and training related to integrated insect and disease control; integrated crop management; agronomy and seed management; impact assessment of research and extension activities; and the use of agricultural knowledge and information systems for research and development. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and conference proceedings.

Preface.- Global Food Security, Contributions from Sustainable Potato Agri-Food Systems.- The Potato and its Contribution to the Human Diet.- Enhancing Value Chains through Collective Actions: Lessons From the Andes, Africa and Asia.- Ex situ Conservation of Potato [Solanum Section Petota (Solanaceae)] Genetic Resources in Genebanks.- The Genes and Genomes of the Potato.- Potato Breeding.- Genetics and Cytogenetics of Potato.- Insect Pests Affecting Potatoes in Tropical, Subtropical and Temperate Regions.- Fungal, Oomycete and Plasmodiophorid Diseases of Potato.- Bacterial Diseases of Potato.- Viral Diseases in Potato.- Potato Seed Systems.- Participatory Research (PR) at CIP with Potato Farming Systems in the Andes: Evolution and Prospects.- Gender Topics on Potato Research and Development.- Index.