Diversity, distribution, and peasant selection of indigenous potato varieties in the Mantaro Valley, Peru: a biocultural process

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.coverage.countryPeru
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2PE
cg.coverage.regionSouth America
cg.subject.cipANDEAN ROOTS AND TUBERSen
cg.subject.cipPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.cipPOTATOESen
dc.contributor.authorCarney, H.J.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-10T16:12:06Zen
dc.date.available2022-11-10T16:12:06Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125408
dc.titleDiversity, distribution, and peasant selection of indigenous potato varieties in the Mantaro Valley, Peru: a biocultural processen
dcterms.abstractThe central Andes represent the center of domestication for the potato. Biological and cultural factors contributing to the evolution and present-day diversity of native Andean potatoes are discussed. The frequency and distribution of native potatoes are examined at four different levels: field, family, village, and valley. A discussion of the selection process by natives is provided through an analysis of seed networks and ethnographic data. An assessment is made of the relative importance of the principal factors involved in peasant selection: culinary quality, resistance to pathogens, and yield. A model for the maintenance and amplification of the rich genetic base of potato varieties by Andean fanners is proposed.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen
dcterms.audienceDonorsen
dcterms.audienceExtensionen
dcterms.audienceFarmersen
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen
dcterms.audienceNGOsen
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationCarney, H.J. 1979. Diversity, distribution, and peasant selection of indigenous potato varieties in the Mantaro Valley, Peru: A biocultural process. Bachelor's thesis, College of William and Mary in Virginia.en
dcterms.issued1979
dcterms.languagees
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.publisherCollege of William and Mary in Virginiaen
dcterms.subjectpotatoesen
dcterms.subjectvarietiesen
dcterms.typeThesis

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