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This series of monographs intends to draw attention to a number of species which have been neglected in a varying degree by researchers or have been underutilized economically. It is hoped that the information compiled will contribute to: (1) identifying constraints in and possible solutions to t...


Grau, A.Dueñas, R.O.Cabrera, C.N.Hermann, M.[Mashua: Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruíz & Pav.]Mashua: Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruíz & Pav.

At least 25 species of root and tuber crops from 16 genera and 15 families are native to South America. Apart from the 7 species of potato (Solanum spp.), there are nine lesser known species native to the Andes that are grown for their edible underground organs and are traditionally, but not excl...


Hermann, M.Heller, J.Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant ResearchInternational Plant Genetic Resources Institute[Andean roots and tubers: Ahipa, arracacha, maca and yacon]Andean roots and tubers: Ahipa, arracacha, maca and yacon

Maca is an edible root crop of the crucifer family endemic to the Puna of the high Andes in Central Peru around Lake Junin, a chilly plateau at 4000 m altitude. Grown in the late 1980s exclusively in its native area, on no more than 50 ha, maca has experienced over the last years a meteoric rise ...


Hermann, M.Bernet, T.[The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence: lessons for improving use strategies and market chains of minor crops]The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence: lessons for improving use strategies and market chains of minor crops

Este libro presenta los resultados de un proyecto de investigación donde se evaluó la manera como los sistemas locales de semilla abastecen y mantienen los recursos genéticos de los cultivos importantes para los medios de vida de los agricultores en comunidades de escasos recursos ubicadas en la ...


Hermann, M.Amaya, K.Latournerie, L.Castiñeiras, L.[¿Cómo conservan los agricultores sus semillas en el trópico húmedo de Cuba, México y Perú? Experiencias de un proyecto de investigación en sistemas informales de semillas de chile, frijoles y maíz]¿Cómo conservan los agricultores sus semillas en el trópico húmedo de Cuba, México y Perú? Experiencias de un proyecto de investigación en sistemas informales de semillas de chile, frijoles y maíz

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