Farmers' adoption of maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids and the persistence of landraces in Southwest China: Implications for policy and breeding

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1147-1160

  Li, Jingsong ^a,b   van Bueren, Edith T Lammerts ^b   Jiggins, Janice ^b   Leeuwis, Cees ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Maize hybrids; Maize landraces; Plant breeding; Southwest China; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRONOMY; CULTIVAR; GENETIC RESOURCE; HYBRID; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MAIZE; MOUNTAIN REGION; NATIONAL PLANNING; PLANT BREEDING; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEED PRODUCTION; SMALLHOLDER; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

CHINA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864781059     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-011-9750-1     Document Type: Article

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