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Assessment of genetic diversity and relationships among maize (Zea mays L.) Italian landraces by morphological traits and AFLP profiling.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Oct 2008
Hartings H, Berardo N, Mazzinelli G F, Valoti P, Verderio A, Motto M
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In the present study we have analyzed the genetic diversity pattern in a sample of 54 Italian maize landraces, using morphological traits and molecular markers. Although the 54 landraces surveyed in this study were restricted to Lombardy, the core region of maize production in Italy, our data revealed a large genetic heterogeneity for both morphological and molecular traits in the accessions analyzed....
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