Q166
The world collection of sweet potato germplasm is maintained in
A.
Peru
AnswerB.
China
C.
New Zealand
D.
Australia
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The world collection of sweet potato germplasm is maintained in Peru.The genebanks at the International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, Peru holds one of the largest ex situ collections of sweet potato germplasm containing almost 6,000 accessions of cultivated sweet potato held in trust under the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA).