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Trends in genetic diversity among European maize cultivars and their parental components during the past 50 years.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Sept 2005
Reif Jochen C, Hamrit Sonia, Heckenberger Martin, Schipprack Wolfgang, Maurer Hans Peter, Bohn Martin, Melchinger Albrecht E
Abstract excerpt
It has been claimed that the system that delivers the products of plant breeding reduces the diversity of cultivated varieties leading to an increased genetic vulnerability. The main goal of our study was to monitor the temporal trends in genetic diversity over the past five decades among maize c...
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