| Argentina is center of diversity of approximately 35 wild taxonomic potato species that have wide geographical distribution. These species, which form polyploid series with 2n=2x=24 up to 2n=6x=72 (x=12), can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Most of them are diploid obligate outcrossers because they possess a one-locus gametophytic self-incompatibility system. In nature, wild potatoes can present both external and internal reproductive isolation barriers, within and between populations, which can be incomplete. Most accessions in germplasm banks have been assigned specific categories based on morphological phenotypes (taxonomic species concept), without taking into account the natural reproductive behavior of the sampled populations. One of these... |
