Crop wild relatives (CWRs) are important sources of novel genes, due to their high variability of response to biotic and abiotic stresses, which can be invaluable for crop genetic improvement programs. Recent studies have shown that CWRs are threatened by several factors, including changes in land-use and climate change. A large proportion of CWRs are underrepresented in genebanks, making it necessary to take action to ensure their long-term ex situ conservation. With this aim, 18 targeted collecting trips were conducted during 2017/2018 in the center of origin of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), targeting 17 diverse ecological regions of Peru. This was the first comprehensive wild potato collection in Peru in at least 20 years and encompassed most of the unique habitats of potato CWRs in the country. A total of 322 wild potato accessions were collected as seed, tubers, and whole plants for ex situ storage and conservation. They belonged to 36 wild potato species including one accession of S. ayacuchense that was not conserved previously in any genebank. Most accessions required regeneration in the greenhouse prior to long-term conservation as seed. The collected accessions help reduce genetic gaps in ex situ conserved germplasm and will allow further research questions on potato genetic improvement and conservation strategies to be addressed. These potato CWRs are available by request for research, training, and breeding purposes under the terms of the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) from the Instituto Nacional de Innovacion Agraria (INIA) and the International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima-Peru.

Con la finalidad de promover el reconocimiento de Zonas de Agrobiodiversidad a nivel nacional, y proporcionar información sobre el procedimiento para su reconocimiento, el INIA pone a disposición la Guía para el Reconocimiento de Zonas de Agrobiodiversidad en el Perú, a través de la cual damos a conocer de una forma didáctica y de fácil comprensión, los requisitos y pasos a seguir para alcanzar este reconocimiento. Se incluyen detalles sobre las condiciones y documentos necesarios para la postulación. Además, describimos los procedimientos de revisión de expedientes, damos un alcance sobre lo que ocurre luego del reconocimiento, y sobre los criterios que mantienen vigente tal reconocimiento. A través de este documento, también invitamos a las comunidades campesinas, poblaciones indígenas, Gobiernos Regionales y Locales, investigadores y profesionales agrarios, y al público en general, a fomentar el reconocimiento de la agrobiodiversidad peruana y la cultura milenaria asociada a ésta. [Quechua] Tiqsi suyukunapi riksirikuy Zonas de Agrobiodiversidad nisqa mirachinarayku, hinallataq ñan puriymanta riqsirikunampaq willakunarayku ima, INIA churan kay Rurana ñan pusaqta Zonas de Agrobiodiversidad nisqa hina Perú suyupi riqsirisqa kanapaq, maynintachus allimanta yuyaychamuyku, mañariykunamanta, ñam qhatipaykunamanta, kay riqsirikuy taripanapaq. Yaykunku imayna suyu qillqakuna ima kananta riksirikuy mañarikunapaq. Hinamampis, riqsichiyku imayna expediente técnico nisqap t’aqwirikusqanta, riqsirikusqa hamuqmanta, hinallataq imakunas hunt’akunan riqsirikuy kawsachkanallampaq imamanta. Kay qillqa mayt’unta, mink’arillaykutaq ayllukunaman, ñawpa ayllu masikunaman, suyu umalliqkunaman, llaqta suyu umalliqkunaman, t’aqwiriqkunaman, chakra purichiq yachaqkunaman, llapan runaman ima, riksirikuy agrobiodiversidad peruana nisqata ñawpa kawsay ima chayman tupasqaman hina kallpacharinankupaq.