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Wild potato (Solanum sect.Petota) germplasm collecting expedition to Mexico in 1993, with special reference toSolanum bulbocastanum Dunal andS. cardiophyllum Lindley

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A joint Mexico/United States expedition collected wild potato (Solanum sect.Petota) germplasm in Mexico between August 1–31, 1993. The purpose of the expedition was to expand germplasm and herbarium collections ofS. bulbocastanum andS. cardiophyllum. Collections were made from west-central to southern Mexico, and comprised 19 true seed and 37 tuber collections (45 collections in total) of 9 species and two putative natural hybrids.

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  1. Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, 53706-1590, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Aaron Rodriguez & David M. Spooner

  2. Instituto de Botánica, Universidad de Guadalajara, Apt. Postal 139, 45110, Zapopan, Jalisco, México

    Aaron Rodriguez, Ofelia Vargas & Eduardo Villegas

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Rodriguez, A., Vargas, O., Villegas, E. et al. Wild potato (Solanum sect.Petota) germplasm collecting expedition to Mexico in 1993, with special reference toSolanum bulbocastanum Dunal andS. cardiophyllum Lindley. Potato Res 38, 47–52 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02358068

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