Establecimiento de una colección de trabajo de uchuva del suroccidente colombiano

physalis peruviana l. is a promissory fruit specie for the colombian andean zone, however, it has not been a priority for genetic resource conservation. in this study a working collection of 222 accessions collected in the states of nari？o, valle del cauca, cauca, caldas, quindío and cundinamarca of colombia was established and registered in a computational data base. it represent the variability present of native and spontaneous varieties. seeds of the collected materials are available in cold room in the experimental center of the national university of colombia at palmira’s campus. this collection contributes to the conservation and genetic diversity studies of this specie. in addition its contributes to implement breeding programs.