本书较全面总结了近年来世界各国在甘薯遗传育种、栽培生理、病虫害、加工利用以及产业发展等研究领域的主要进展，对甘薯在这些领域的发展趋势也进行了描述。
作为本届甘薯学术研讨会的论文集——《甘薯与粮食能源安全》，她的出版得到了世界各国与会专家的大力支持。本书收录的论文是从150余篇来稿中经初审、复审选录的，涵盖了甘薯产业发展、遗传育种、栽培生理、植物保护、加工利用等部分。论文内容多为各国*成果的展示，特别适于甘薯科研工作者、甘薯企业的领导以及在校研究生、大学生参考。
Session 1 Sweetpotato industry
Current status and future prospects of development of sweetpotato industry in China
The sweetpotato : Future role
Present situation and countermeasure of industrialization development of sweetpotato starch processing in China
Technical analysis for the development of fuel ethanol production from sweetpotato in northwest China
Current status and strategy of sweet potato industry in Weihai City
New ways of extension for new variety and new technology of sweetpotato in Luoyang
Session 2 Genetics and breeding
Session 3 Cultivation and Physiology
Session 4 Diseases and pests
Session 5 Processing and utilization
