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

The 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, fam...

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Autor principal: Carney, H.J.
Formato: Tesis
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: College of William and Mary in Virginia 1979
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125408
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description The 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.
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spelling CGSpace1254082025-11-06T14:18:21Z Diversity, distribution, and peasant selection of indigenous potato varieties in the Mantaro Valley, Peru: a biocultural process Carney, H.J. potatoes varieties The 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. 1979 2022-11-10T16:12:06Z 2022-11-10T16:12:06Z Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125408 es Open Access application/pdf College of William and Mary in Virginia Carney, 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.
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Diversity, distribution, and peasant selection of indigenous potato varieties in the Mantaro Valley, Peru: a biocultural process
title Diversity, distribution, and peasant selection of indigenous potato varieties in the Mantaro Valley, Peru: a biocultural process
title_full Diversity, distribution, and peasant selection of indigenous potato varieties in the Mantaro Valley, Peru: a biocultural process
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title_full_unstemmed Diversity, distribution, and peasant selection of indigenous potato varieties in the Mantaro Valley, Peru: a biocultural process
title_short Diversity, distribution, and peasant selection of indigenous potato varieties in the Mantaro Valley, Peru: a biocultural process
title_sort diversity distribution and peasant selection of indigenous potato varieties in the mantaro valley peru a biocultural process
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