Exploitation of Exotic, Cultivated Solanum Germplasm for Breeding and Commercial Purposes

• Published in: Potato research Vol. 51; no. 3-4; pp. 301 - 311
• Main Authors: Ritter, Enrique, Barandalla, Leire, López, Raquel, de Galarreta, José Ignacio Ruiz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 01-12-2008; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Environmental conditions; Indigenous species; Life Sciences; Native potato species; Nutrition; Nutritional properties; Pest and disease resistance; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant resistance; Plant Sciences; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Potatoes; Processing quality; Studies; Nutritional properties; Native potato species; Processing quality; Pest and disease resistance
• ISSN: 0014-3065; 1871-4528
• DOI: 10.1007/s11540-008-9109-y

Native potato species (NPS) are cultivated potatoes which do not belong to S. tuberosum ssp. tuberosum. They are maintained by the farmers of the Andes for subsistence under harsh environmental conditions where other potatoes cannot compete. Within the huge phenotypic variability between and within these species certain accessions possess resistances to different pests and diseases, remarkable culinary and processing quality and favourable nutritional properties. We present first evaluation results of a set of NPS for these characters and discuss prospects for exploiting this valuable germplasm for breeding and for developing novel products for niche markets.