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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"andean potato"”.
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Strategies to Increase Andean Potato Cultivation and Preservation in Ecuador
Andean potato cultivars, a staple crop for diets and agriculture in the Andes, are declining largely due to lack of public interest and consumer demand, posing socio-economic and environmental challenges. Potato is native to the South American Andes, where farmers have, for millennia, selected …
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Exploring candidate genes and rhizosphere microbiome in relation to iron cycling in Andean potatoes
Fe biofortification of potato is a promising strategy to prevent Fe deficiency worldwide either through traditional breeding or biotechnological approaches. These approaches require the identification of candidate genes to uptake, transport and store Fe in potato tubers. We employed multiple …
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Staple Crop Diversity and Risk Mitigation - Potatoes in Bolivia
… located in the "high climatic risk" (CIP-WPA) Andean highlands. Farmers in LFAs surrounding Cochabamba city produce (among other things) potatoes for market and home consumption; the potato is the main source of food and income for most residents. Previous studies and anecdotal evidence have …
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Relationships Between Expression of Heat Shock Protein Genes and Photosynthetic Behavior During Drought Stress in Plants
… (Sullu) and susceptible (Negra Ojosa) lines of Andean potatoes were also compared in order to identify relationships between HSPs gene expression, and tolerance, defined as the ability to maintain photosynthesis at 50% after 25 days of drought and to recover from the stress. Tolerance was …