Molecular Soil Biology 2025, Vol.16, No.3, 137-149 http://bioscipublisher.com/index.php/msb 147 strengthened to promote technology to developing countries and help them develop the potato industry. 9.4 The role of education and knowledge sharing platforms At present, many farmers do not know much about ecological agriculture, pest and disease control and post-harvest processing technologies, and need to strengthen training and technical services (Zhang et al., 2024; Siamalube et al., 2025; Junge and Finckh, 2024). A hierarchical agricultural education system can be established to comprehensively improve farmers' capabilities from basic knowledge to practical skills (Zhang et al., 2024; Siamalube et al., 2025). It is also important to develop digital platforms and information service systems, which can help researchers, extension workers and farmers better communicate and share experiences, and accelerate the promotion and application of new technologies (Junge and Finckh, 2024; Rajendran et al., 2024). International cooperation and networked learning also provide more opportunities, which will help countries learn from each other and make progress together (Devaux et al., 2020; 2021). Acknowledgments The authors are grateful to the reviewers for their thorough review and balanced suggestions. Conflict of Interest Disclosure The authors affirm that this research was conducted without any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. References Aksoy E., Demirel U., Bakhsh A., Zia M.A.B., Naeem M., Saeed F., Çalışkan S., and Çalışkan M.E., 2021, Recent advances in potato (Solanum tuberosumL.) breeding, In: Al-Khayri J.M., Jain S.M., Johnson D.V. (eds) Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Vegetable Crops. Springer, Cham, pp.409-487. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66965-2_10 Aloo B. N., Mbega E. R., and Makumba B.A., 2020, Rhizobacteria-based technology for sustainable cropping of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), Potato Research, 63: 157-177. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-019-09432-1 Barbeau C.D., Oelbermann M., Karagatzides J.D., and Tsuji L.J., 2015, Sustainable agriculture and climate change: Producing potatoes (Solanum tuberosumL.) and bush beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) for improved food security and resilience in a Canadian subarctic first nations community, Sustainability, 7(5): 5664-5681. https://doi.org/10.3390/SU7055664 Devaux A., Goffart J. P., Kromann P., Andrade-Piedra J., Polar V., and Hareau G., 2021, The potato of the future: opportunities and challenges in sustainable agri-food systems, Potato Research, 64(4): 681-720. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-021-09501-4 Devaux A., Goffart J. P., Petsakos A., Kromann P., Gatto M., Okello J., Suarez V., and Hareau G., 2020, Global food security, contributions from sustainable potato agri-food systems, In The potato crop: Its agricultural, nutritional and social contribution to humankind, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp.3-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28683-5_1 Djaman K., Irmak S., Koudahe K., and Allen S., 2021, Irrigation management in potato (Solanum tuberosumL.) production: A review, Sustainability, 13(3): 1504. https://doi.org/10.3390/SU13031504 Ekin Z., 2019, Integrated use of humic acid and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to ensure higher potato productivity in sustainable agriculture, Sustainability. 11(12): 3417. https://doi.org/10.3390/SU11123417 Faist H., Trognitz F., Antonielli L., Symanczik S., White P. J., and Sessitsch A., 2023, Potato root-associated microbiomes adapt to combined water and nutrient limitation and have a plant genotype-specific role for plant stress mitigation, Environmental microbiome, 18(1): 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-023-00469-x Gitari H.I., 2018, Potato-legume intercrop effects on water and nutrients use efficiency, Crop Productivity and Soil Fertility in a Humic Nitisol, Kenya (Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi) P, 112. Henzel D., Junge S.M., Joergensen R.G., and Finckh M.R., 2025, Can potato cropping be made regenerative? Cover crops and dead organic mulch support soil microbial activity, Biology and Fertility of Soils, 61(4): 735-746. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-024-01887-w Hill D., Nelson D., Hammond J., and Bell L., 2021, Morphophysiology of potato (Solanum tuberosum) in response to drought stress: paving the way forward, Frontiers in plant science, 11: 597554. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.597554
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