Article
Initial assessment of natural diversity in Mexican fig landraces.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 23 Sept 2013
García-Ruiz M T, Mendoza-Castillo V M, Valadez-Moctezuma E, Muratalla-Lúa A
Abstract excerpt
The common fig (Ficus carica L.) was introduced into Mexico by Spanish Franciscan missionaries in the 16th century. It is widely assumed that Mexican figs are the Spanish cultivar Black Mission. We collected and propagated 12 fig plants from six landraces from different states in Central Mexico that represent different climate. All of them were grown in a greenhouse at Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, in the State...
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