%0 Artículos %A Castillo T., Raúl %D 2018 %G en %T Ecuador increases Andean crop conservation and development work %U http://repositorio.iniap.gob.ec/handle/41000/4815 %X The work of INIAP (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias) in collecting and conserving Andean crops is briefly described. Currently 2061 accessions are maintained; 13 species are represented by 2001 of the accessions, including Chenopodium quinoa (430 accessions), maize (340), Prunus capuli (208), Amaranthus (207) and Ullucus tuberosus (191).