Mineral nutrient disorders of root crops of the Pacific: Preliminary observations on sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

The discovery and settlement of the tiny and remote Easter Island (Rapa Nui) has been a classical controversy for decades. Present-day aboriginal people and their culture are undoubtedly of Polynesian origin, but it has been debated whether Native Americans discovered the island before the Polynesian settlement. Until recently, the paradigm was that Easter Island was discovered and settled just once by Polynesians in their millennial-scale eastward migration across the Pacific. However, the evidence for cultivation and consumption of an American plant—the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)—on the island before the European contact (1722 CE), even prior to the Europe-America contact (1492 CE), revived controversy. This paper reviews the classical archaeological, ethnological and paleoecological literature on the subject and summarizes the information into four main hypotheses to explain the sweet potato enigma: the long-distance dispersal hypothesis, the back-and-forth hypothesis, the Heyerdahl hypothesis, and the newcomers hypothesis. These hypotheses are evaluated in light of the more recent evidence (last decade), including molecular DNA phylogeny and phylogeography of humans and associated plants and animals, physical anthropology (craniometry and dietary analysis), and new paleoecological findings. It is concluded that, with the available evidence, none of the former hypotheses may be rejected and, therefore, all possibilities remain open. For future work, it is recommended to use the multiple working hypotheses framework and the strong inference method of hypothesis testing, rather than the ruling theory approach, very common in Easter Island research.

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Haplotype-based phylogenetic analysis uncovers the tetraploid progenitor of sweet potato

10.21203/rs.3.rs-750500/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mengxiao Yan ◽

Ming Li ◽

M-Hossein Moeinzadeh ◽

Dora G. Quispe-Huamanquispe ◽

Weijuan Fan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Sweet Potato ◽

Genome Stability ◽

Ipomoea Batatas ◽

Root Formation ◽

Sugar Transport ◽

Root Crops ◽

Genome Wide ◽

A Genome ◽

Transport Stress

Abstract The hexaploid sweet potato is one of the most important root crops worldwide. However, its genetic origins, especially that of its tetraploid progenitor, are unclear. In this study, we conceived a pipeline consisting of a genome-wide variation-based phylogeny and a novel haplotype-based phylogenetic analysis (HPA) to determine that the tetraploid accession CIP695141 of Ipomoea batatas 4x from Peru is the tetraploid progenitor of sweet potato. We detected biased gene exchanges between subgenomes. The B1 to B2 subgenome conversions were almost 3-fold higher than the B2 to B1 subgenome conversions. Our analyses revealed that the genes involved in storage root formation, sugar transport, stress resistance, and maintenance of genome stability have been selected during the speciation and domestication of sweet potato. This study sheds lights on the evolution of sweet potato and paves a way for the improvement of sweet potato.

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Molecular Genetic Characterization of Sweet potato virus G (SPVG) Isolates from Areas of the Pacific Ocean and Southern Africa

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis-92-9-1313 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 92 (9) ◽

pp. 1313-1320 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

M. Rännäli ◽

V. Czekaj ◽

R. A. C. Jones ◽

J. D. Fletcher ◽

R. I. Davis ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Amino Acid ◽

Sweet Potato ◽

Potato Virus ◽

Ipomoea Batatas ◽

Molecular Genetic ◽

Storage Roots ◽

The Pacific ◽

Sweet Potato Virus ◽

Post Entry ◽

Sequence Identities

Sweet potato virus G (SPVG, genus Potyvirus, family Potyviridae) was detected in sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) storage roots sold in the local markets and storage roots or cuttings sampled directly from farmers' fields. Using serological and molecular methods, the virus was detected for the first time in Java, New Zealand, Hawaii, Tahiti, Tubuai, Easter Island, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, and also in an imported storage root under post-entry quarantine conditions in Western Australia. In some specimens, SPVG was detected in mixed infection with Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (genus Potyvirus). The coat protein (CP) encoding sequences of SPVG were analyzed for 11 plants from each of the aforementioned locations and compared with the CP sequences of 12 previously characterized isolates from China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Spain, Peru, and the continental United States. The nucleotide sequence identities of all SPVG isolates ranged from 79 to 100%, and amino acid identities ranged from 89 to 100%. Isolates of the same strain of SPVG had nucleotide and amino acid sequence identities from 97 to 100% and 96 to 100%, respectively, and were found in sweetpotatoes from all countries sampled except Peru. Furthermore, a plant from Zimbabwe was co-infected with two clearly different SPVG isolates of this strain. In contrast, three previously characterized isolates from China and Peru were phylogenetically distinct and exhibited <90% nucleotide identity with any other isolate. So far, the highest genetic diversity of SPVG seems to occur among isolates in China. Distribution of SPVG within many sweetpotato growing areas of the world emphasizes the need to determine the economic importance of SPVG.

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CRISPR/Cas9-Based Mutagenesis of Starch Biosynthetic Genes in Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas) for the Improvement of Starch Quality

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms20194702 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (19) ◽

pp. 4702 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Hongxia Wang ◽

Yinliang Wu ◽

Yandi Zhang ◽

Jun Yang ◽

Weijuan Fan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sweet Potato ◽

Ipomoea Batatas ◽

Nucleotide Substitutions ◽

Crop Species ◽

Guide Rna ◽

Root Crops ◽

Transgenic Lines ◽

Nucleotide Insertions ◽

Mutation Efficiency ◽

Wild Type Control

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing is a powerful technology that has been used for the genetic modification of a number of crop species. In order to evaluate the efficacy of CRISPR/Cas9 technology in the root crop, sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), two starch biosynthetic pathway genes, IbGBSSI (encoding granule-bound starch synthase I), and IbSBEII (encoding starch branching enzyme II), were targeted in the starch-type cultivar Xushu22 and carotenoid-rich cultivar Taizhong6. I. batatas was transformed using a binary vector, in which the Cas9 gene is driven by the Arabidopsis AtUBQ promoter and the guide RNA is controlled by the Arabidopsis AtU6 promoter. A total of 72 Xushu22 and 35 Taizhong6 transgenic lines were generated and analyzed for mutations. The mutation efficiency was 62–92% with multi-allelic mutations in both cultivars. Most of the mutations were nucleotide substitutions that lead to amino acid changes and, less frequently, stop codons. In addition, short nucleotide insertions or deletions were also found in both IbGBSSI and IbSBEII. Furthermore, a 2658 bp deletion was found in one IbSBEII transgenic line. The total starch contents were not significantly changed in IbGBSSI- and IbSBEII-knockout transgenic lines compared to the wild-type control. However, in the allopolyploid sweet potato, the IbGBSSI-knockout reduced, while the IbSBEII-knockout increased, the amylose percentage. Our results demonstrate that CRISPR/Cas9 technology is an effective tool for the improvement of starch qualities in sweet potato and breeding of polyploid root crops.

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Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. batatas. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

IMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria ◽

10.1079/dfb/20056400212 ◽

1970 ◽

Author(s):

P. Holliday

Keyword(s):

Fusarium Oxysporum ◽

Sweet Potato ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Ipomoea Batatas ◽

Potato Production ◽

Soil P ◽

The Pacific ◽

Race 2 ◽

The Tropics ◽

Water Melon

Abstract A description is provided for Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. batatas. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Ipomoea batatas. DISEASE: An important wilt disease of sweet potato in U.S.A. but apparently of little importance in the tropics. Interveinal yellowing of the leaves is followed by distortion and stunting and the old leaves fall. There is extensive vascular necrosis which may appear purplish below soil level; the cortex may rupture. Infected tubers may rot in storage. Fusaria that cause surface rots are probably different (41: 329). The fungus infects the roots of many plants without causing any external symptoms, viz. cabbage, cotton, cowpea, maize, okra potato, sage, snap bean, soyabean, tobacco, tomato and water melon (28: 189; 37: 593). But race 2 causes wilt in Burley and flue cured tobacco (38: 421). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: General in U.S.A., especially in the northern range of sweet potato production, including the Pacific coast and western states (40: 511). Also reported from Africa (Malawi); Asia (China, Formosa, India, Japan) Australasia & Oceania (Hawaii, New Zealand). TRANSMISSION: Through plant material and by any means through soil.

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Batatins VII-X, glycolipid ester-type dimers from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

Planta Medica ◽

10.1055/s-0032-1321291 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 78 (11) ◽

Author(s):

D Rosas-Ramírez ◽

R Pereda-Miranda

Keyword(s):

Sweet Potato ◽

Ipomoea Batatas

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Pengaruh Profilaksis Ekstrak Ubi Jalar Ungu (Ipomoea batatas L.) terhadap Kadar Malondialdehida Hepar Tikus Putih (Rattus norvegicus) Jantan Galur Wistar yang Diinduksi Karagenan

Hang Tuah Medical journal ◽

10.30649/htmj.v15i2.66 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 146

Author(s):

BRILIAN DINANTI ◽

FITRI HANDAJANI

Keyword(s):

Sweet Potato ◽

Ipomoea Batatas ◽

Wistar Rats ◽

Group Method ◽

Control Group ◽

Intraplantar Injection ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Male Wistar Rats ◽

Potato Extract ◽

Purple Sweet Potato

Liver is an organ with complex metabolism. When the liver is inflamed, cellular immunity will defend against inflammatory agents by stimulating immune cells to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS). Excessive ROS accumulation cause oxydative stress with increased liver malondialdehyde (MDA) level. Some researches showed that purple sweet potato contain flavonoids (anthocyanins) that functioned as antioxydants. This study aimed to show the prophylactic effect of purple sweet potato extract to the liver MDA level of male Wistar rats induced by carrageenan.This study used post-only control group method using 18 male Wistar rats divided into 3 groups: group of rats without treatment, group of rats induced by 0,1 ml of 1% carrageenan by intraplantar injection on day-8, and group of rats given with 872 mg/kgBW of purple sweet potato extract for 7 days and induced by 0,1 ml of 1% carrageenan. In the end of the study, the liver MDA levels were measured by Thio-Barbituric Acid method on each groups.The results of One-Way ANOVA test showed there was no significant difference (p = 0,290) between group of rats without treatment (x̅= 207,50) and group of rats induced by carrageenan (x̅=233,17). Then, there is no significant difference (p = 0.978) between group of rats induced by carrageenan and group of rats given with prophylactic purple sweet potato extract and induced by carrageenan (x̅= 232,50).The conclusion of this study is giving intraplantar injection of carrageenan can increase liver MDA level insignificantly and giving prophylactic purple sweet potato extract has an effect to decrease the liver MDA level of rats induced by carragenan insignificantly because it contains anthocyanins as antioxidants. Keywords: Liver, Ipomoea batatas L., Malondialdehyde, Anthocyanins

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Analisis Nutrisi Umbi Ubi Jalar (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) untuk Konsumsi Bayo dan Anak-anak Suku Dani di Distrik Kurulu Kabupaten Jayawijaya

Agrotek ◽

10.30862/agt.v3i2.563 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Andrew B. Pattikawa ◽

Antonius Suparno ◽

Saraswati Prabawardani

Keyword(s):

Sweet Potato ◽

Ipomoea Batatas ◽

Nutritional Value ◽

Animal Feed ◽

Ash Content ◽

Infants And Children ◽

Chemical Analyses ◽

Food Crop ◽

Sweet Potatoes ◽

Development Center

Sweet potato is an important staple food crop especially for the local people of Central Highlands Jayawijaya. There are many accessions that have always been maintained its existence to enrich their various uses. Traditionally, sweet potato accessions were grouped based on the utilization, such as for animal feed, cultural ceremonies, consumption for adults, as well as for infants and children. This study was aimed to analyze the nutritional value of sweet potatoes consumed by infants and children of the Dani tribe. Chemical analyses were conducted at the Laboratory of Post-Harvest Research and Development Center, Cimanggu, Bogor. The results showed that each of 4 (four) sweet potato accessions which were consumed by infants and children had good nutrient levels. Accession Sabe showed the highest water content (72.56%), vitamin C (72.71 mg/100 g), Fe (11.85 mg/100 g), and K levels (130.41 mg / 100 grams). The highest levels of protein (1.44%), fat (1.00%), energy (154.43 kkal/100 gram), carbohydrate (35.47%), starch (30.26%), reducing sugar (3.44%), riboflavin (0.18 mg/100 g), and vitamin A (574.40 grams IU/100 were produced by accession Manis. On the other hand, accession Saborok produced the highest value for ash content (1.32%), vitamin E (28.30 mg/100 g), and ?-carotene (64.69 ppm). The highest level of crude fiber (1.81 %) and thiamin (0.36 mg/100 g) was produced by accession Yuaiken.

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