IN SITU CONSERVATION OF WILD POTATO GERMPLASM IN ARGENTINA: EXAMPLE AND POSSIBILITIES

The potato is the third most important food crop worldwide and in situ conservation of its wild relatives is considered an urgent priority.Although regions of Balloons Multi-balloon the Americas with high wild potato species richness have been identified, the need to identify specific sites for establishing genetic reserves is still pending.Matchin

In recent years, the larval stage of Hermetia illucens, commonly known as the black soldier fly (BSFL), has been used to promote the Balloons Multi-balloon circularity of the agri-food sector by bioconverting organic waste into larval biomass which has been used as a livestock feed.A secondary byproduct of this process is frass that can be used as