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Microsatellite-based genetic diversity among accessions of maize landraces from Sinaloa in México.
Hereditas - 1 Dec 2013
Pineda-Hidalgo Karen V, Méndez-Marroquín Karla P, Alvarez Elthon Vega, Chávez-Ontiveros Jeanett, Sánchez-Peña Pedro, Garzón-Tiznado Jose A, Vega-García Misael O, López-Valenzuela Jose A
Abstract excerpt
In the state of Sinaloa México, traditional farmers still cultivate maize accessions with a wide diversity of morphological characteristics, but the gene reservoir maintained in these populations has been poorly studied and it is being lost due to changes in land use and the adoption of hybrid commercial varieties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity of some of these maize populations to...
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