Potato Production and Breeding in China

Jansky, Shelley; Jin, Li; Xie, Kaiyun; Xie, Conghua; Spooner, David M.

doi:10.1007/s11540-008-9121-2

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“…None of these cultivars are used in China. In China, potatoes are grown over a much wider geographic area, ranging from a subtropical climatic zone in the south (e.g., Fujian) to a temperate continental climate zone in Northern China (e.g., Heilongjiang) using more diverse cultivars (Jansky, Jin, Xie, Xie, & Spooner, ), while in Japan, potatoes are mainly grown in the north (Kawakami et al., ).…”

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Adaptive evolution and demographic history contribute to the divergent population genetic structure of Potato virus Y between China and Japan

Gao

Zou

Xie

et al. 2017

Evolutionary Applications

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Potato virus Y (PVY) is an important plant pathogen causing considerable economic loss to potato production. Knowledge of the population genetic structure and evolutionary biology of the pathogen, particularly at a transnational scale, is limited but vital in developing sustainable management schemes. In this study, the population genetic structure and molecular evolution of PVY were studied using 127 first protein (P1) and 137 coat protein (CP) sequences generated from isolates collected from potato in China and Japan. High genetic differentiation was found between the populations from the two countries, with higher nucleotide diversity in Japan than China in both genes and a KST value of .216 in the concatenated sequences of the two genes. Sequences from the two countries clustered together according to their geographic origin. Further analyses showed that spatial genetic structure in the PVY populations was likely caused by demographic dynamics of the pathogen and natural selection generated by habitat heterogeneity. Purifying selection was detected at the majority of polymorphic sites although some clade‐specific codons were under positive selection. In past decades, PVY has undergone a population expansion in China, whereas in Japan, the population size of the pathogen has remained relatively constant.

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Adaptive evolution and demographic history contribute to the divergent population genetic structure of Potato virus Y between China and Japan

Gao

Zou

Xie

et al. 2017

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“…China is the world’s leading producer of potatoes [76] and the Ministry of Agriculture has recently (early 2015, see http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-01/09/content_19278303.htm) indicated a desire for increase in cultivation and consumption of potatoes in the country. New varieties developed specifically for use in both low and high elevation areas of southwestern China [77] are contributing to a dramatic increase in area under potato cultivation in both winter and summer growing seasons.…”

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Emerging New Crop Pests: Ecological Modelling and Analysis of the South American Potato Psyllid Russelliana solanicola (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) and Its Wild Relatives

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Food security is threatened by newly emerging pests with increased invasive potential accelerated through globalization. The Neotropical jumping plant louse Russelliana solanicola Tuthill is currently a localized potato pest and probable vector of plant pathogens. It is an unusually polyphagous species and is widely distributed in and along the Andes. To date, introductions have been detected in eastern Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay. Species distribution models (SDMs) and trait comparisons based on contemporary and historical collections are used to estimate the potential spread of R. solanicola worldwide. We also extend our analyses to all described species in the genus Russelliana in order to assess the value of looking beyond pest species to predict pest spread. We investigate the extent to which data on geographical range and environmental niche can be effectively extracted from museum collections for comparative analyses of pest and non-pest species in Russelliana. Our results indicate that R. solanicola has potential for invasion in many parts of the world with suitable environmental conditions that currently have or are anticipated to increase potato cultivation. Large geographical ranges are characteristic of a morphological subgeneric taxon group that includes R. solanicola; this same group also has a larger environmental breadth than other groups within the genus. Ecological modelling using museum collections provides a useful tool for identifying emerging pests and developing integrated pest management programs.

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“…In China potato processing has traditionally focused on starch and noodle production; ≥20 % of the potato crop is used for the production of starch and other products. However, as a result of urbanization and rising incomes there is an increasing demand for processed products common in western societies such as french fries and other frozen products, chips, and dehydrated potatoes (Jansky et al 2009). …”

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Impact of the Potato on Society

Jong

2016

Am. J. Potato Res.

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The first impact of the potato on society was the intimate relationship between the domestication of the potato and the evolution of Andean civilization which affected Andean culture and religion. In addition to food potatoes were used for several non-food purposes. In the Inca Empire the freeze-dried chuño was collected as taxes from the peasants and disbursed from imperial storehouses to labor gangs for building roads, waging war, and erecting monuments. After the Spanish conquest chuño was used to feed the slaves in the Andean silver and gold mines. This in turn set the stage for flooding the Spanish and eventually the global market with these precious metals and subsequent world-wide inflation of consumer goods. The potato became the major contributor to the European population explosion of 1750-1850 which in turn resulted in increased urbanization and contributed to the underpinning of the Industrial Revolution in England in the nineteenth century. By feeding rapidly growing populations the potato permitted a small number of nations in northern Europe to assert dominion over much of the world between 1750 and 1950. The failure of the potato crop in Ireland in the 1840s led Britain to repeal the protectionist Corn Laws and set the country on a path of free trade. At least one million Irish refugees emigrated, mostly to North America where they left a great legacy. The past 50 years have seen a major global shift in potato production towards many developing countries in Asia, including China and India. Throughout its history the potato has provided bread for the poor. Today it contributes to food security on a global scale. The potato's depiction on postage stamps demonstrates the esteem in which it is held worldwide and the many references to the potato in art, literature and folklore worldwide are evidence how it has become interwoven in the cultures of many societies today.Resumen El primer impacto de la papa en la sociedad fue la relación íntima entre su domesticación y la evolución de la civilización Andina, la cual afectó la cultura y la religión de los Andes. Además de como alimento, las papas se usaron para varios propósitos no alimentarios. En el Imperio Inca, el chuño deshidratado-congelado se colectaba como impuesto a los campesinos y se desembolsaba de los almacenes imperiales a grupos de trabajo para la construcción de caminos, tributos de guerra y para la erección de monumentos. Después de la conquista española, el chuño se usó para alimentar a los esclavos en las minas andinas de plata y oro. Esto a su vez estableció el escenario para inundar a los españoles y eventualmente al mercado global con estos metales preciosos y la inflación mundial subsecuente de bienes de consumo. La papa se volvió en la mayor contribuyente para la explosión demográfica europea de 1750-1850, que a su vez resultó en aumento en la urbanización y contribuyó a sustentar la revolución industrial en Inglaterra en el siglo 19. Mediante la alimentación de poblaciones en rápido crecimiento, la papa permitió a un pequeño número...

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Potato Production and Breeding in China

Cited by 112 publications

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Adaptive evolution and demographic history contribute to the divergent population genetic structure of Potato virus Y between China and Japan

Adaptive evolution and demographic history contribute to the divergent population genetic structure of Potato virus Y between China and Japan

Emerging New Crop Pests: Ecological Modelling and Analysis of the South American Potato Psyllid Russelliana solanicola (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) and Its Wild Relatives

Impact of the Potato on Society

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