Project Number: 3655-21000-051-02
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 01, 2004
End Date: Aug 31, 2009

Objective:
Perform replicated tests in two environments to determine if common agrichemicals selectively reduce genetic diversity in wild potato populations.

Approach:
Both in Peru and U.S.: Identify and collect individuals from wild potato species growing away from cultivated fields. Propagate clonally in the genebanks. Test individual plants for effects of common agrichemicals: On individual plants themselves, on germination of their seeds, and on viability of their pollen. Exchange materials and retest under the cooperator's conditions.