Oxford researchers discover sweetpotato ‘ancestor’

Media: Oxford Mail

Researchers have uncovered the mystery origins of sweetpotato thanks to the discovery of its closest wild relative. The origins of one of the world’s most important stable crops has puzzled experts for a long time. After years of research, a team from Oxford University, concluded the discovery of a new species from Ecuador called Ipomoea aequatoriensis.

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