Long-term on-farm participatory maize breeding by stratified mass selection retains molecular diversity while improving agronomic performance

Modern maize breeding programs gave rise to genetically uniform varieties that can affect maize's capacity to cope with increasing climate unpredictability. Maize populations, genetically more heterogeneous, can evolve and better adapt to a broader range of edaphic–climatic conditions. These po...

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Main Author: Alves, Mara Lisa (author)
Other Authors: Belo, Maria (author), Carbas, Bruna (author), Brites, Cláudia (author), Paulo, Manuel (author), Mendes-Moreira, Pedro (author), Brites, Carla (author), Bronze, Maria do Rosário (author), Šatović, Zlatko (author), Vaz Patto, Maria Carlota (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
ear traits
microsatellites
molecular diversity
on-farm conservation
open-pollinated populations
participatory plant breeding
yield
Zea mays L
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Genetics
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12549
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/67609

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https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12549

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