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Evaluation on the germplasm of maize (Zea mays L.) landraces from southwest China.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 23 Dec 2016
Chen F B, Yao Q L, Liu H F, Fang P
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Because of their local adaptation and economic factors that limit the adoption of commercial hybrids, farmer-saved maize landraces are still grown over a considerable area concentrated in southwest China. To evaluate the potential of using maize landraces, the germplasm characteristics of 96 landraces from southwest China were evaluated at phenotypic, cellular, and molecular levels. The existence of high...
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