Potato Diversity Breeding Article

Started by William Schlegel, 2019-11-29, 09:38:05 AM

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William Schlegel

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/29/how-perus-potato-museum-could-stave-off-world-food-crisis

Article on ongoing potato diversity preservation and breeding in Peru.

It sure must be validating for those amongst us working with potatoes.

I saw a TPS potato in William Whitson's catalogue the other day I might need to buy a packet of seed for.
Western Montana garden, glacial lake Missoula sediment lacustrian parent material and shallow 7" silty clay loam mollisoil topsoil sometimes with added sand in places. Zone 6A with 100 to 130 frost free days

Steph S

Beautiful and delicious.    8)   

Richard Watson

Ive read that article before, so fascinating. Looking at that photo its clear where the Maori strains come from, they arrived here with the first Aztec setters after leaving the Easter Islands.
Changeable climate manly during winter & spring - 500mm average yearly rainfall. 23 years of soil improvements plus sub soil top soil reversal means my garden beds are about half metre deep. Below that is 100's of metres of alluvial shingle