Abstract
Sweetpotato is a member of the family Convolvulaceae, Genus Ipomoea, section Batatas. It is the only hexaploid (6x = 90) in this section. Section Batatas continues toundergo revision but contains approximately 12 other species, most of which are diploid (2n = 30), with a few tetraploids (4x = 60) collected in the wild (Bohac et al., 1993). Jarret et al. (1992) supported a hypothesis that Ipomoea trifida (H.B.K.) G. Don and wild Mexican tetraploids are putative ancestors of the cultivated sweetpotato.
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Firon, N., Labonte, D., Villordon, A., McGregor, C., Kfir, Y., & Pressman, E. (2009). Botany and physiology: Storage root formation and development. In The Sweetpotato (pp. 13–26). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9475-0_3
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