As a result, 410 potato varieties were reintroduced to the area. “They brought from their genetic bank the little seedlings in test tubes, and it’s 100 per cent guaranteed that they are the same species they took from here 50 years ago,” says Loayza. “The CIP brings in its science to characterise and identify, through molecular research, the potatoes in this area.
Como resultado, se reintrodujeron 410 variedades de papas en el área. “Trajeron del banco genético las pequeñas semillas en tubos de ensayo, y está 100 por ciento garantizado que son las mismas especies que tomaron ellos”, dijo Loayza. “El CIP reúne su ciencia para caracterizar e identificar, a través de investigación molecular, las papas del área.