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doi:10.7910/DVN/FLXJKU |
Publication Date
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2015-07-20 |
Title
| Replication Data for: Distributions, ex situ conservation priorities, and genetic resource potential of crop wild relatives of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., I. series Batatas] |
Author
| Khoury, Colin KInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIATORCID0000-0001-7893-5744
Heider, BettinaInternational Potato Center - CIP
Castañeda Álvarez, Nora PInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIATORCID0000-0003-1827-4782
Achicanoy, Harold AInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIATORCID0000-0002-3432-3655
Sosa, Chrystian CInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIATORCID0000-0002-3734-3248
Miller, Richard ESoutheastern Louisiana University
Scotland, Robert WUniversity of Oxford
Wood, John RUniversity of Oxford
Rossel, GenovevaInternational Potato Center - CIP
Eserman, Lauren AUniversity of Georgia
Jarret, Robert LUnited States Department of Agriculture
Yencho, CraigNorth Carolina State University
Bernau, VivianThe Ohio State UniversityORCID0000-0002-2393-8101
Juarez, HenryInternational Potato Center - CIP
Sotelo, StevenInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIAT
De Haan, StefInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIATORCID0000-0001-8690-1886
Struik, Paul CWageningen University & Research - WURORCID0000-0003-2196-547X |
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Description
| Crop wild relatives of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., I. series Batatas] have the potential to contribute to breeding objectives for this important root crop. Uncertainty in regard to species boundaries and their phylogenetic relationships, the limited availability of germplasm with which to perform crosses, and the difficulty of introgression of genes from wild species has constrained their utilization. Here, we compile geographic occurrence data on relevant sweetpotato wild relatives and produce potential distribution models for the species. We then assess the comprehensiveness of ex situ germplasm collections, contextualize these results with research and breeding priorities, and use ecogeographic information to identify species with the potential to contribute desirable agronomic traits. The fourteen species that are considered the closest wild relatives of sweetpotato generally occur from the central United States to Argentina, with richness concentrated in Mesoamerica and in the extreme Southeastern United States. Currently designated species differ among themselves and in comparison to the crop in their adaptations to temperature, precipitation, and edaphic characteristics and most species also show considerable intraspecific variation. With 79% of species identified as high priority for further collecting, we find that these crop genetic resources are highly under-represented in ex situ conservation systems and thus their availability to breeders and researchers is inadequate. We prioritize taxa and specific geographic locations for further collecting in order to improve the completeness of germplasm collections. In concert with enhanced conservation of sweetpotato wild relatives, further taxonomic research, characterization and evaluation of germplasm, and improving the techniques to overcome barriers to introgression with wild species are needed in order to mobilize these genetic resources for crop breeding. (2015-04-21) |
Subject
| Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Keyword
| Crop diversity
Crop improvement (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331560
Crop wild relatives
Food security (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10967
Gap analysis
Plant genetic resources (AGROVOC) http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37419
Latin America and the Caribbean (CIAT Region)
Decision and Policy Analysis - DAPA (CIAT Research Area) |
Topic Classification
| Crop diversity
Crop wild relatives |
Related Publication
| Khoury CK, Heider B, Castañeda-Álvarez NP, Achicanoy HA, Sosa CC, Miller RE, Scotland RW, Wood JRI, Rossel G, Eserman LA, Jarret RL, Yencho GC, Bernau V, Juarez H, Sotelo S, de Haan S and Struik PC (2015) Distributions, ex situ conservation priorities, and genetic resource potential of crop wild relatives of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., I. series Batatas]. Front. Plant Sci. 6:251. doi 10.3389/fpls.2015.00251 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2015.00251 |
Producer
| International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CGIAR) (CIAT) http://ciat.cgiar.org 
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Distributor
| International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CGIAR) (CIAT) http://ciat.cgiar.org 
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Distribution Date
| 2015-07-20 |
Depositor
| Mwanzia, Leroy |
Deposit Date
| 2015-07-20 |
Data Type
| Experimental Data; Breeding Data; Genomic Data |