Farmers' seed selection practices and traditional maize varieties in Cuzalapa, Mexico

Euphytica

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-41

  Louette, D ^a   Smale, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Genetic resources; In situ conservation; Landraces; Mass selection; Participatory plant breeding; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; CROSS POLLINATION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC SELECTION; LANDRACE; MAIZE; MEXICO; PHENOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT VARIETY; SEED SELECTION;

EID: 0034015308     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003941615886     Document Type: Article

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