Chapter 25 - Conclusions and future prospective in potato production

Abstract

Potato is a crop of future and possesses a strong link to global food security, particularly in the wake of fast-increasing human population. Considering the global importance of potato, it is important to maintain its yield and sustain its productivity. In the same context, the book Potato Production Worldwide covers the current state of the art of potato production with a particular focus on topics such as potato history, origin and taxonomy, biotic and abiotic stresses in potato production, water and nutrition management in potato, seed potato production, postharvest physiology and storage, and recent genetic, molecular, and biotechnology approaches in potato production. Further, the book also addressed specific issues and relevant solutions in important potato-producing regions of the world. This is the final and “conclusions” chapter of the book and is aimed to provide a summary of the topics discussed in the book, particularly the topics of global potato production trends, potato plant protection, importance of seed potato production, and smart farming. Further, the topics that were absent or insufficiently covered in the book have also been addressed in this chapter. Important of these are as follows: organic potato production, climate change and sustainable potato production, harmful and useful secondary metabolites in potato, colored potatoes, and novel agronomic approaches to improve potato productivity and sustainability.