Editorial Volumen 23

Abstract

It is a special satisfaction for the editorial committee of the  journal of the Latin American Potato Association - LAPA- to publish the second issue of the year 2019. In this issue are articles by researchers from various Latin American countries in which various topics are addressed, among them, the production of seeds under the family farming system in Uruguay, the recognition of the contribution of research institutions in Bolivia, especially for the development and impact of new potato varieties in various producing regions, in the same way, results of the evaluation of new clones with special characteristics of disease resistance and good agronomic response in the Midwest of Brazil, the response in the content of phenols and enzymatic browning in important varieties of Argentine potatoes treated with antioxidant products in storage, the benefits of the clinics of plants in Peru and finally turned out Research data from the International Potato Center -IPC- related to the quantification of potato losses in the value chain, analyzed in Ecuador and Peru.