The fresh potato market / Iain McGregor -- Global markets for processed potato products / Michael A. Kirkman -- The seed potato market / Kees D. van Loon -- Molecular taxonomy / Ronald G. van den Berg, Mirjam M.J. Jacobs -- Molecular markets, maps and population genetics / Christiane Gebhardt -- Genetics of morphological and tuber traits / Herman J. van Eck -- Genetics of resistance to pests and disease / Ivan Simko ... [et al.] -- Potato-breeding strategy / John E. Bradshaw -- Genomics / Glenn J. Bryan -- Potato cytogenetics / Tatjana Gavrilenko -- Above-ground and below-ground plant development / Paul C. Struik -- Signalling the induction of tuber formation / David J. Hannapel -- Photosynthesis, carbohydrate metabolism and source-sink relations / Daniel Hofius, Frederik A.J. Bornke -- Dormancy and sprouting / Jeffrey C. Suttle -- Molecular physiology of the mineral nutrition of the potato / Marcel Bucher, Jens Kossmann -- Water availability and potato crop performance / J. Vos, A.J. Haverkort -- Responses of the potato plant to temperature / Paul C. Struik -- Response to the environment : carbon dioxide / Ludwig De Temmerman, Karine Vandermeiren, Marcel van Oijen -- Towards the development of salt-tolerant potato / D.J. Donnelly, S.O. Prasher, R.M. Patel -- The harvested crop / Michael Storey -- Skin-set, wound healing, and related defects / Edward C. Lulai -- Internal physiological disorders and nutritional and compositional factors that affect market quality / Joseph R. Sowokinos -- Potato flavor and texture / Mark A. Taylor, Gordon J. McDougall, Derek Stewart -- Insect pests in potato / Edward B. Radcliffe, Abdelaziz Lagnaoui -- The nematode parasites of potato / Didier Mugniery, Mark S. Phillips -- Bacterial pathogens of potato / Jan M. van der Wolf, Solke H. De Boer -- Viruses : economical losses and biotechnological potential / Jari P.T. Valkonen -- Fungal and fungus-like pathogens of potato / Aad J. Termorshuizen -- Developments in transgenic biology and the genetic engineering of useful traits / Steve Millam -- Field-testing of transgenic potatoes / A.J. Conner -- Soil-free techniques / Steve Millam, Sanjeev K. Sharma -- Agronomic practices / D.M. Firman, E.J. Allen -- Minerals, soils and roots / Philip J. White ... [et al.] -- Mathematical models of plant growth and development / D.K.L. MacKerron -- Decision support systems in potato production / B. Marshall.