Wild potato Genetic Reserves in Protected Areas: prospection notes from Los Cardones National Park, Salta, Argentina
Wild potato species (WPS) are vital genetic resources to improve the productivity and sustainability of the third most important food crop worldwide. Although in situ conservation of this germplasm has been considered the most appropriate strategy, establishment of Genetic Reserves is still inc...
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| author | Perla Carolina Kozub Verónica Noé Ibañez Ariana Digilio Hugo Marcelo Atencio María Eugenia Garavano María Elena Sánchez Carlos Federico Marfil |
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Wild potato species (WPS) are vital genetic resources to improve the productivity and sustainability of the third most important food crop worldwide. Although in situ conservation of this germplasm has been considered the most appropriate strategy, establishment of Genetic Reserves is still incipient. Northwest Argentina is among the priority regions for establishing WPS Genetic Reserves, whose designation within Protected Areas is accepted as the most efficient approach. In this work, we present results of the prospection and collection of WPS in Los Cardones National Park, a Protected Area with high environmental heterogeneity and diversity of plant communities. Four wild and one cultivated potato species were identified in different physiognomic vegetation units: Solanum acaule, S. brevicaule, S. boliviense, S. vernei and S. tuberosum group Andigenum. In the four WPS, characters of interest for plant breeding have been described. Through the development of environmental education workshops and the monitoring over two consecutive years within a worldwide priority site, we have established a baseline on which in situ conservation will be projected to preserve an essential component of the natural and cultural America's patrimony.
Highlights
Northwest Argentina is a priority region to develop in situ conservation programs of potato wild relatives.
Los Cardones National Park is a Genetic Reserve in which primary and secondary gene pool of the cultivated potato could be conserved.
Solanum acaule, S. boliviense, S. brevicaule and S. vernei were surveyed, monitored and collected in different physiognomic vegetation units within the Los Cardones National Park.
A baseline with distribution data and phenological stages of populations of the four wild potato species was established.
Communication, education and awareness activities related to the conservation of wild potatoes species and landraces were carried out.
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| spelling | doaj.art-166646eca2e84af1ab7dc68f2e2ab6ae2023-08-02T18:01:17ZengFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de CuyoRevista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias0370-46611853-86652019-12-01512Wild potato Genetic Reserves in Protected Areas: prospection notes from Los Cardones National Park, Salta, ArgentinaPerla Carolina Kozub0Verónica Noé Ibañez1Ariana Digilio2Hugo Marcelo Atencio3María Eugenia Garavano4María Elena Sánchez5Carlos Federico Marfil6Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM). Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Almirante Brown 500. Chacras de Coria. Mendoza. M5528AHB. Argentina.Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM). Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Almirante Brown 500. Chacras de Coria. Mendoza. M5528AHB. Argentina.Estación Experimental Agropecuaria (EEA) Balcarce. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Argentina.Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP). Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias (FCA). Argentina.Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP). Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias (FCA). Argentina.Administración de Parques Nacionales (APN). Dirección Regional Noroeste. Argentina.Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM). Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Almirante Brown 500. Chacras de Coria. Mendoza. M5528AHB. Argentina. Wild potato species (WPS) are vital genetic resources to improve the productivity and sustainability of the third most important food crop worldwide. Although in situ conservation of this germplasm has been considered the most appropriate strategy, establishment of Genetic Reserves is still incipient. Northwest Argentina is among the priority regions for establishing WPS Genetic Reserves, whose designation within Protected Areas is accepted as the most efficient approach. In this work, we present results of the prospection and collection of WPS in Los Cardones National Park, a Protected Area with high environmental heterogeneity and diversity of plant communities. Four wild and one cultivated potato species were identified in different physiognomic vegetation units: Solanum acaule, S. brevicaule, S. boliviense, S. vernei and S. tuberosum group Andigenum. In the four WPS, characters of interest for plant breeding have been described. Through the development of environmental education workshops and the monitoring over two consecutive years within a worldwide priority site, we have established a baseline on which in situ conservation will be projected to preserve an essential component of the natural and cultural America's patrimony. Highlights Northwest Argentina is a priority region to develop in situ conservation programs of potato wild relatives. Los Cardones National Park is a Genetic Reserve in which primary and secondary gene pool of the cultivated potato could be conserved. Solanum acaule, S. boliviense, S. brevicaule and S. vernei were surveyed, monitored and collected in different physiognomic vegetation units within the Los Cardones National Park. A baseline with distribution data and phenological stages of populations of the four wild potato species was established. Communication, education and awareness activities related to the conservation of wild potatoes species and landraces were carried out. https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/RFCA/article/view/2732crop wild relativesin situ conservationplant genetic resources for food and agricultureProtected AreasSolanum acauleSolanum boliviense |
| spellingShingle | Perla Carolina Kozub Verónica Noé Ibañez Ariana Digilio Hugo Marcelo Atencio María Eugenia Garavano María Elena Sánchez Carlos Federico Marfil Wild potato Genetic Reserves in Protected Areas: prospection notes from Los Cardones National Park, Salta, Argentina Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias crop wild relatives in situ conservation plant genetic resources for food and agriculture Protected Areas Solanum acaule Solanum boliviense |
| title | Wild potato Genetic Reserves in Protected Areas: prospection notes from Los Cardones National Park, Salta, Argentina |
| title_full | Wild potato Genetic Reserves in Protected Areas: prospection notes from Los Cardones National Park, Salta, Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Wild potato Genetic Reserves in Protected Areas: prospection notes from Los Cardones National Park, Salta, Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wild potato Genetic Reserves in Protected Areas: prospection notes from Los Cardones National Park, Salta, Argentina |
| title_short | Wild potato Genetic Reserves in Protected Areas: prospection notes from Los Cardones National Park, Salta, Argentina |
| title_sort | wild potato genetic reserves in protected areas prospection notes from los cardones national park salta argentina |
| topic | crop wild relatives in situ conservation plant genetic resources for food and agriculture Protected Areas Solanum acaule Solanum boliviense |
| url | https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/RFCA/article/view/2732 |
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