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A B73×Palomero Toluqueño mapping population reveals local adaptation in Mexican highland maize.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 4 Mar 2022
Perez-Limón Sergio, Li Meng, Cintora-Martinez G Carolina, Aguilar-Rangel M Rocio, Salazar-Vidal M Nancy, González-Segovia Eric, Blöcher-Juárez Karla, Guerrero-Zavala Alejandro, Barrales-Gamez Benjamin, Carcaño-Macias Jessica, Costich Denise E, Nieto-Sotelo Jorge, Martinez de la Vega Octavio, Simpson June, Hufford Matthew B, Ross-Ibarra Jeffrey, Flint-Garcia Sherry, Diaz-Garcia Luis, Rellán-Álvarez Rubén, Sawers Ruairidh J H
Abstract excerpt
Generations of farmer selection in the central Mexican highlands have produced unique maize varieties adapted to the challenges of the local environment. In addition to possessing great agronomic and cultural value, Mexican highland maize represents a good system for the study of local adaptation and acquisition of adaptive phenotypes under cultivation. In this study, we characterize a recombinant inbred line...
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