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Are cytological parameters of maize landraces (Zea mays ssp. mays) adapted along an altitudinal cline?
Journal of plant research - 1 Mar 2018
Fourastié María Florencia, Gottlieb Alexandra Marina, Poggio Lidia, González Graciela Esther
Abstract excerpt
The Northwestern Argentina (NWA) highland region is one of the southernmost areas of native maize cultivation. We studied variations of different cytological parameters, such as DNA contents, presence/absence of B chromosomes (Bs), and number and sequence composition of heterochromatic knobs in ten accessions of four maize landraces growing along a broad altitudinal cline in NWA. The aim of this work was to...
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