Research on the Genetic and Environmental Effects of Sweet Potato Quality and Shape

Author: Lu Guoquan
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Sweet potato is an important food crop, industrial raw material, and feed crop worldwide. The primary purpose of sweet potato production is to obtain high-quality products. Sweet potato quality involves a series of physicochemical properties of the storage root and its starch, which directly relate to post-harvest utilization pathways and outcomes, making them play a significant role in both production and utilization. Sweet potato quality is influenced by multiple factors such as genotype and environment, exhibiting variability and controllability. Based on years of research on sweet potato quality, this book focuses on an in-depth exploration and study of the genetic and environmental effects on sweet potato quality traits. It systematically introduces the latest research findings in the determination and screening methods of sweet potato quality traits, genotype differences, environmental effects, genotype-by-environment interaction effects, and correlations among quality traits. This book serves as a reference for a broad range of technical personnel in agricultural research departments, agricultural extension departments, sweet potato processing and sales departments, etc. It is also suitable for students and teachers in agricultural, agricultural product storage and processing, and related disciplines at secondary and higher education institutions.