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Resumen En este trabajo se describe el modo de conservación in situ del sistema de producción y la diversidad fenotípica de papas nativas en los resguardos indígenas de la etnia de los Pastos. En el estudio se utilizaron dos metodologías: 1) una caracterización de los sistemas tradicionales de producción mediante investigación acción participativa en los resguardos indígenas de Males Córdoba y El Gran Cumbal y 2) una caracterización morfológica de las papas nativas mediante 26 descriptores cualitativos. Se encontró que el 16% de las familias cultivan al menos una variedad de papa nativa, distribuidas en zonas de subpáramo y páramos entre 2900 y 3500 m de altitud, en un agroecosistema de producción autóctono llamado "Shagra", con manejo tradicional de labranza mínima del suelo "Guachado" y áreas cultivadas inferiores a 600 m2. Se identificaron 38 variedades clasificadas en dos tipos, según los indígenas: chauchas y guatas, que representaron el 65 y el 35% respectivamente. Con el análisis de conglomerados se identificaron siete grupos discriminados por chauchas, guatas, lugar de procedencia y características morfológicas. Estas comunidades indígenas preservan el conocimiento ancestral y los recursos genéticos, cultivando una alta diversidad de papas nativas en asociación con cultivos andinos, lo que contribuye a la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria.
Abstract This paper describes the in situ conservation mode of the production system and phenotypic diversity of native potatoes in the indigenous reserves of the Los Pastos ethnic group. Two methodologies were used in the study: 1) a characterization of traditional production systems through participatory action research in the indigenous reservations of Males Córdoba and El Gran Cumbal, and 2) a morphological characterization of native potatoes through 26 qualitative descriptors. We found that 16% families cultivate at least one variety of native potato, distributed in sub-páramo and páramo areas between 2,900 and 3,500 m above sea level, in an autochthonous production agroecosystem named "Shagra", with traditional minimum soil tillage management ("Guachado") and cultivated areas less than 600 m2. Thirty eight varieties were identified and classified in two types, according to the indigenous people: chauchas and guatas, representing 65 and 35%, respectively. The cluster analysis identified seven groups, discriminated by chauchas, guatas, place of origin, and morphological characteristics. These indigenous communities preserve their traditional knowledge and genetic resources by growing a diversity of native potatoes in association with other Andean crops, which contributes to food security and sovereignty.
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We used simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers to investigate the genetic diversity of 78 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) accessions (58 landraces and 20 putative clones) from traditional agricultural households from 19 local communities in the Vale do Ribeira, São Paulo, Brazil. Eight SSR loci were assessed using 6 percent (w/v) polyacrylamide gels stained with silver nitrate and the accessions genotyped considering the presence or absence of bands. The results were subjected to analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA), and cluster and principal coordinate analyses. Spatial structure was assessed using Mantel's test to compare genetic and geographic distances. Each primer pair generated between three and ten clearly scorable polymorphic fragments. Cluster analyses showed a Jaccard's index from 0.3 to 1.0, indicating high genetic and intravarietal diversity. Accessions from all 19 communities were not spatially structured (r = 0.15, p < 0.054), with AMOVA indicating that most of the variability (58.2 percent) was distributed within households and only 18.1 percent of the variability was distributed between households within communities. The outcrossing mating system of sweet potato, and anthropic factors such as selection of different varieties and their maintenance within household small plots and home gardens, as well as an extensive exchange system between agriculturists, may all be contributing to these results.