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Documented varieties of Andean potato

21/04/2025
7,000 germplasm accessions of Andean potato are preserved at the International Potato Center, with an estimated 4,000+ Andean varieties being edible, constituting an important treasure of world agrobiodiversity (Velásquez, A., 2025).
Cita 7.000 accesiones de germoplasma de papa andina son conservadas en el Centro Internacional de la Papa, estimándose que más de 4.000 variedades de los Andes son comestibles, constituyendo un importante tesoro de agrobiodiversidad mundial (Velásquez, A., 2025).
Fuente Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.

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