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Conservation and Use of Latin American Maize Diversity: Pillar of Nutrition Security and Cultural Heritage of Humanity
(MDPISuiza, 2021-01-15)
Latin America is the center of domestication and diversity of maize, the second most cultivated crop worldwide. In this region, maize landraces are fundamental for food security, livelihoods, and culture. Nevertheless, ...
Are cytological parameters of maize landraces (Zea mays ssp. mays) adapted along an altitudinal cline?
(Springer Tokyo, 2018-03)
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 ...
Evidence of genetic diversity within Solanum Lycopersicum L. ‘Platense’ landrace and identification of various subpopulations
(Springer Nature, 2020-06-14)
Local varieties and landraces are traditional crops that have evolved over time through adaptation to their natural and cultural environment. They are presently regarded as a valuable genetic reservoir, given that most of ...
Maize landraces and adaptation to climate change in Mexico
(Taylor & Francis, 2021)
First collection of landrace vegetable crops cultivated in Valle Fértil, Argentina
(Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, 2012-12)
La riqueza cultural de las comunidades andinas de la Argentina está integrada por la diversidad de sus recursos genéticos, el desarrollo de un sistema agrícola sostenible y por el mantenimiento de sus semillas. La agricultura ...
Tolerance in Maize Landraces to Diabrotica speciosa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Larvae and Its Relationship to Plant Pigments, Compatible Osmolytes, and Vigor
(Oxford Univ Press Inc, 2021-02-01)
The rootworm Diabrotica speciosa (Germar) is native to South America and causes severe economic losses to several crops due to root feeding and disease spread. In maize (Zea mays L.), losses in production come from larval ...
Convergent Adaptations: Bitter Manioc Cultivation Systems in Fertile Anthropogenic Dark Earths and Floodplain Soils in Central Amazonia
(PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCESAN FRANCISCO, 2012)
Shifting cultivation in the humid tropics is incredibly diverse, yet research tends to focus on one type: long-fallow shifting cultivation. While it is a typical adaptation to the highly-weathered nutrient-poor soils of ...
An updated checklist of plant agrobiodiversity of northern Italy
(Springer, 2022)