This document summarizes the work of CAPFITOGEN, a program that builds capacity for plant genetic resource (PGR) conservation and use in Latin America. It discusses: 1) Developing scientific tools and adapting technologies to create user-friendly tools for PGR management. 2) Training and assisting national programs on PGR to improve processes and increase efficiency without additional costs. 3) Examples of tools developed including for evaluating passport data quality, creating ecogeographical maps, characterizing germplasm, and selecting core collections. The tools are distributed through workshops and online to support research projects.

1. Strengthening of the Building Capacity in Latin America NP on PGR
CAPFITOGEN
Mauricio Parra Quijano, PhD
Fifth Session of the Governing Body of the ITPGRFA
Program

2. Capacity is
“The ability of people, organizations and society as a whole to
manage their affairs successfully. Capacity development is the
process of unleashing, strengthening and maintaining of such
capacity“
FAO Capacity development portal
http://www.fao.org/capacitydevelopment/
… to create self-sufficiency in managing PGR

3. Our scientific platform
Expression
of genes
modeled by
environment
Heritable information
How environment model genes expression, to
the point of allowing the occurrence of certain
genotypes (strong influence on phenotypes
observed)
AmbientePhenotype = Genotype + Environment + G x E interaction
ADAPTATION – Spatially:
ECOGEOGRAPHY
Usually explored Usually unexplored

4. Capacity building
in efficient processes
for PGR conservation & use
1. Scientific advances

5. Capacity building
in efficient processes
for PGR conservation & use
1. Scientific advances
2. Adapting technology,
creating friendly tools

6. Capacity building
in efficient processes
for PGR conservation & use
1. Scientific advances
2. Adapting technology,
creating friendly tools

7. Capacity building
in efficient processes
for PGR conservation & use
1. Scientific advances
3. Technology transfer
/ training
/ assistance
2. Adapting technology,
creating friendly tools

8. Capacity building
in efficient processes
for PGR conservation & use
1. Scientific advances
3. Technology transfer
/ training
/ assistance
2. Adapting technology,
creating friendly tools
National Program on PGR Current processes
The
same
team!

9. Capacity building
in efficient processes
for PGR conservation & use
1. Scientific advances
3. Technology transfer
/ training
/ assistance
2. Adapting technology,
creating friendly tools
National Program on PGR Impact
Improved processes
 More efficiency
 Without additional expenses
 For PGR basic activities
 With minimal training

10. CAPFITOGEN tools design
Idea + methodology development
Theoretical and practical scientific validation
Publication (peer review)
Data preparation R script development
Java / tomcat interface
Tool + documentation
Assistance
CAPFITOGEN tool
release / distribution

11. GEOQUAL: Evaluation of the quality of georeferenced information on passport data.
ELC mapas: Creation of ecogeographical land characterization (ELC) maps and scenarios
reflecting species adaptation for a country or region.
Representa: Analysis of eco-geographical representativeness of a species within a
germplasm collection.
ECOGEO: Ecogeographical germplasm characterization by analyzing over a hundred
variables.
DIV mapas: Mapping areas of high ecogeographical , phenotypical and/or genotypic
variability, based on the determination of mean ecogeographic, phenotypic or genotypic
distances.
ColNucleo: Development of core germplasm collections by applying proportional
allocation strategies and based on ecogeographical land characterization maps.
FIGS_R: Selecting appropriate germplasm for specific crop breeders interests supported
by ecogeographical information.
GEOQUAL: Evaluation of the quality of georeferenced information on passport data.
Ecogeographic tools from CAPFITOGEN

12. Distribution of CAPFITOGEN tools
USB memories:
- Workshops
- Mailing (on demand)
Currently
Future
&

13. Installing CAPFITOGEN tools
Installing R, please wait…
1 to 5 minutes…

14. Installing CAPFITOGEN tools

15. Running CAPFITOGEN tools

16. Running CAPFITOGEN tools

17. Running CAPFITOGEN tools
User guides

18. Some RESULTS - GEOQUAL
Honduras
Phaseolus vulgaris
diversity assessment
PhD. project
Quality scale
0 Poor
100 Best

19. Some RESULTS – ELC mapas
Jordan
CWR national
conservation
project

20. Some RESULTS - ECOGEO
306-05414-09276-05
277-05538-09539-09300-05541-09540-09536-09535-09
522-09529-09369-06299-05
368-06507-09530-09526-09
504-09-v504-09503-09-v503-09
501-09502-09534-09533-09531-09
532-09324-06389-07415-09
546-10403-09402-09355-06
356-06304-05302-05303-05
281-05413-09279-05412-09
361-06341-06360-06268-05
288-05289-05551-10297-05
296-05295-05294-05262-05
263-05292-05548-10348-06
333-06332-06327-06-v325-06
293-05298-05506-09-v505-09
506-09513-09-v513-09512-09-v512-09511-09-v511-09510-09-v510-09509-09-v509-09508-09
508-09-v505-09-v454-09455-09
465-09464-09463-09462-09461-09460-09459-09458-09
456-09457-09287-05397-08353-06
396-08349-06337-06338-06
350-06351-06405-09391-07
390-07386-09385-07386-07
301-05282-05305-05453-09
452-09450--09451-09274-05
467-09416-09466-09549-10
380-07381-07273-05272-05
270-05271-05552-10550-10
395-07404-09266-05383-07
382-07269-05265-05267-05
275-05394-07507-09-v417-09
418-09409-09320-05319-05
318-05317-05315-05316-05
375-06311-05376-07377-07
372-06406-09307-05308-05
309-05393-07
02468
Cluster analysis - Ecogeographic characterization
hclust (*, "average")
ecogeodist
Height
d = 2
23
567
8
910111213
14
15
1617
18
19
20
22
232425262728293031
32
33
34
353637
38
39
40
41
42
43
444546474849
50
51535455
5758
59
60
61
6263
64
6566
676870
71
72
73
74
75
76777879
808182
85
8687
88 89
90
9192
9394
95
96
97
98
99100
101
102
103
104
105
106107108109
110111
112113114115116117118119120121
122123
124125126127128129
130
131
132133134
135
136137138139140141142143144145146147
148
149
150
151152153154155
156157
158159
160161
163
165
166
167
168
169
DECLATITUDE
DECLONGITUDE
alt
aspect
bio_18
bio_1
t_clay
t_sand
t_oc
t_silt
t_ph_h2o
Eigenvalues
Ecuador
Arachis hypogaea
diversity
assessment
MSc. project

21. Some RESULTS - Representa
Ecuador
Arachis hypogaea
diversity
assessment
MSc. project

22. Some RESULTS - Representa
Ecuador
Arachis hypogaea
diversity
assessment
MSc. project

23. Some RESULTS - Representa
Ecuador
Arachis hypogaea
diversity
assessment
MSc. project

24. Some RESULTS – DIV mapas
Ecuador
Determination
Of priority sites
For in situ
conservation
Of maize races from
the “Sierra”

25. Ongoing impact!
Utilization
Demand

26. Ongoing impact!
Gracias!
Thank you!