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Pollen-Mediated Gene Flow in Maize: Implications for Isolation Requirements and Coexistence in Mexico, the Center of Origin of Maize.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Baltazar Baltazar M, Castro Espinoza Luciano, Espinoza Banda Armando, de la Fuente Martínez Juan Manuel, Garzón Tiznado José Antonio, González García Juvencio, Gutiérrez Marco Antonio, Guzmán Rodríguez José Luis, Heredia Díaz Oscar, Horak Michael J, Madueño Martínez Jesús Ignacio, Schapaugh Adam W, Stojšin Duška, Uribe Montes Hugo Raúl, Zavala García Francisco
Abstract excerpt
Mexico, the center of origin of maize (Zea mays L.), has taken actions to preserve the identity and diversity of maize landraces and wild relatives. Historically, spatial isolation has been used in seed production to maintain seed purity. Spatial isolation can also be a key component for a strategy to minimize pollen-mediated gene flow in Mexico between transgenic maize and sexually compatible plants of maize...
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