Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Vegetable Crops: Volume 8: Bulbs, Roots and Tubers

This Volume 8, subtitled Vegetable Crops: Bulbs, Roots and Tubers, consists of 12 chapters focusing on advances in breeding strategies using both traditional and modern approaches for the improvement of individual vegetable crops.

Chapters are arranged in 3 parts according to the edible vegetable parts. Part I: Bulbs - Garlic (Allium sativum L.), Leek (*Allium ampeloprasum* L.) and Shallot (*Allium cepa* L. Aggregatum group); Part II: Roots - Beetroot (*Beta vulgaris* ssp. *vulgaris* var. *conditiva* Alefeld), Carrot (*Daucus carota* L.), Parsnip (*Pastinaca sativa* L.), Radish (*Raphanus sativus* L.), Sugar beet (*Beta vulgaris* ssp. *vulgaris* L.) and Turnip (*Brassica rapa* var. *rapa* L.), Part III: Tubers - Potato (*Solanum tuberosum* L.) and Sweet potato (*Ipomea batatas* L.). The chapters were contributed by 38 internationally reputable scientists from 13 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience.