Conservation and Use of Latin American Maize Diversity: Pillar of Nutrition Security and Cultural He...
Conservation and Use of Latin American Maize Diversity: Pillar of Nutrition Security and Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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Guzzon, Filippo , Arandia Rios, Luis Walquer , Caviedes Cepeda, Galo Mario , Céspedes Polo, Marcia , Chavez Cabrera, Alexander , Muriel Figueroa, Jesús , Medina Hoyos, Alicia Elizabeth , Jara Calvo, Teófilo Wladimir , Molnar, Terence L. , Narro León, Luis Alberto , Narro León, Teodoro Patricio , Mejía Kerguelén, Sergio Luis , Ospina Rojas, José Gabriel , Vázquez, Gricelda , Preciado-Ortiz, Ricardo Ernesto , Zambrano, José Luis , Palacios Rojas, Natalia and Pixley, Kevin V.
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Basel: MDPI AG
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English
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Basel: MDPI AG
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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, genetic erosion (i.e., the loss of genetic diversity and variation in a crop) threatens the continued cultivation and in situ conse...
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Conservation and Use of Latin American Maize Diversity: Pillar of Nutrition Security and Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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Arandia Rios, Luis Walquer
Caviedes Cepeda, Galo Mario
Céspedes Polo, Marcia
Chavez Cabrera, Alexander
Muriel Figueroa, Jesús
Medina Hoyos, Alicia Elizabeth
Jara Calvo, Teófilo Wladimir
Molnar, Terence L.
Narro León, Luis Alberto
Narro León, Teodoro Patricio
Mejía Kerguelén, Sergio Luis
Ospina Rojas, José Gabriel
Vázquez, Gricelda
Preciado-Ortiz, Ricardo Ernesto
Zambrano, José Luis
Palacios Rojas, Natalia
Pixley, Kevin V.
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_787bc18c0958406f89fef59fa6430224
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2073-4395
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2073-4395
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10.3390/agronomy11010172