Persistent Identifier
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doi:10.7910/DVN/DEWGIF |
Previous Dataset Persistent ID
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hdl:1902.1/18392 |
Publication Date
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2012-06-21 |
Title
| Informal “Seed” systems and the management of gene flow in traditional agroecosystems: the case of cassava in Cauca, Colombia |
Author
| Dyer, GeorgeThe James Hutton Institute
González, CarolinaInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIATORCID0000-0003-3613-1769
Lopera, Diana CInternational Food Policy Research Institute - IFPRIORCID0000-0002-7631-209X |
Point of Contact
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CIAT Data and Research Methods (International Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIAT)
Dyer, George (The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, United Kingdom) |
Description
| Our ability to manage gene flow within traditional agroecosystems and their repercussions requires understanding the biology of crops, including farming practices' role in crop ecology. That these practices' effects on crop population genetics have not been quantified bespeaks lack of an appropriate analytical framework. We use a model that construes seed-management practices as part of a crop's demography to describe the dynamics of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Cauca, Colombia. We quantify several management practices for cassava—th e first estimates of their kind for a vegetatively-propagated crop—describe their demographic repercussions, and compare them to those of maize, a sexually-reproduced grain crop. We discuss the implications for gene flow, the conservation of cassava diversity, and the biosafety of vegetatively-propagated crops in centers of diversity. Cassava populations are surprisingly open and dynamic: farmers exchange germplasm across localities, particularly improved varieties, and distribute it among neighbors at extremely high rates vis-à-vis maize. This implies that a large portion of cassava populations consists of non-local germplasm, often grown in mixed stands with local varieties. Gene flow from this germplasm into local seed banks and gene pools via pollen has been documented, but its extent remains uncertain. In sum, cassava's biology and vegetative propagation might facilitate pre-release confinement of genetically-modified varieties, as expected, but simultaneously contribute to their diffusion across traditional agroecosystems if released. Genetically-modified cassava is unlikely to displace landraces or compromise their diversity; but rapid diffusion of improved germplasm and subsequent incorporation into cassava landraces, seed banks or wild populations could obstruct the tracking and eradication of deleterious transgenes. Attempts to regulate traditional farming practices to reduce the risks could compromise cassava populations' adaptive potential and ultimately prove ineffectual. (2011) |
Subject
| Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Keyword
| Seeds (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6946
Cultivars (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8157
Plant propagation (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5977
Manihot esculenta (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4579
Cassava (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9649
Maize (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12332
Farming systems (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2807
Germplasm (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3249
Landraces
Plant cropping systems
Field crops (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10836
Latin America and the Caribbean (CIAT Region)
Agrobiodiversity - AGBIO (CIAT Research Area)
Decision and Policy Analysis - DAPA (CIAT Research Area) |
Topic Classification
| Manihot esculenta (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4579
Farms (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2809
Maize (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12332
Plant breeding (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5956
Crop genetics
Seeds (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6946
Crop management (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_16094
Gene flow (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37331 |
Related Publication
| Dyer GA, González C, Lopera DC (2011) Informal “Seed” Systems and the Management of Gene Flow in Traditional Agroecosystems: The Case of Cassava in Cauca, Colombia. PLoS ONE 6(12): e29067. doi 10.1371/journal.pone.0029067 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029067 |
Producer
| The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, United Kingdom (The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, United Kingdom) http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0029067 
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Production Date
| 2011 |
Distributor
| The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, United Kingdom (The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, United Kingdom) http://www.hutton.ac.uk/ 
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Distribution Date
| 2011 |
Deposit Date
| 2012-06-20 |
Time Period
| Start Date: 2010; End Date: 2010 |
Date of Collection
| Start Date: 2010; End Date: 2010 |
Data Type
| Survey Data; Experimental Data; Breeding Data |
Related Material
| Louette D, Charrier A, Berthaud J (1997) In situ conservation of maize in Mexico: Genetic diversity and maize seed management in a traditional community. Econ Bot 51: 20–38. Perales H, Brush SB, Qualset CO (2003) Dynamic management of maize landraces in central Mexico. Econ Bot 57: 21–34. Pressoir G, Berthaud J (2004) Patterns of population structure in maize landraces from the Central Valleys of Oaxaca in Mexico. Heredity 92: 88–94. Dyer G, Taylor JE (2008) A crop population perspective on maize seed systems in Mexico. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105: 470–475. Gepts P, Papa R (2003) Possible effects of (trans)gene flow from crops on the genetic diversi ty from landraces and wild relatives. Environ Biosafety Res 2: 89–103. Parzies HK, Spoor W, Ennos RA (2004) Inferring seed exchange between farmers from population genetic structure of barley landrace Arabi Aswad from Northern Syria. Genet Resour Crop Evol 51: 471–478. |
Related Dataset
| Duputié A, David P, Debain C, McKey D (2007) Natural hybridization between a clonally propagated crop, cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and a wild relative in French Guiana. Mol Ecol 16: 3025–3038. Elias M, Rival L, McKey D (2000) Perception and management of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) diversity among Makushi Amerindians of Guyana (South America). J Ethnobiol 20: 239–265. Elias M, McKey D Panaud O, Anstett MC, Robert T (2001) Traditional management of cassava morphological and genetic diversity by the Makushi Amerinidans (Guyana, South America): Perspectives for on-farm conservation of crop genetic resources. Ceballos G, Iglesias CA, Pérez JC, Dixon AGO (2004) Cassava b reeding: opportunities and challenges. Plant Mol Biol 56: 503–516. Hershey CH (1987) Cassava germplasm resources. In: Hershey CH, editor. Cassava Breeding: A Multidisciplinary Review. Cali, Colombia: CIAT. pp. 1–24. Jaramillo G (2008) Diagnostico del cultivo de la yuca y su agroindustria en el Departamento del Cauca. Cali, Colombia: CIAT. Pujol B, Renoux F, Elias M, Rival L, McKey D (2007) The unappreciated ecology of landrace populations: conservation consequences of soil seed Banks in casava. Biol Conserv 136: 541–551. Taylor N, Chavarriaga P, Raemakers K, Siritunga D, Azhang P (2004) Development and application of transgenic technologies in cassava. Plant Mol Biol 56: 671–688. |