Geographic influences on maize seed exchange in the Bajio, Mexico

Professional Geographer

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 305-322

  Chambers, Kimberlee J ^a   Brush, Steve B ^b  

^a WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobiodiversity conservation; Bajio; Globalization; Maize; Seed exchange

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; FARMING SYSTEM; GLOBALIZATION; MAIZE; SEED PRODUCTION; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

BAJIO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954078738     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2010.483624     Document Type: Article

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