Cambios recientes en la diversidad de maíces criollos de Yucatán, México

• Main Authors: Arias Reyes, Luis Manuel, Latournerie, L., Montiel, S., Sauri, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad y Ciencia, Yucatán, MX 2007
• Subjects: CONSERVACION IN SITU; GERMOPLASMA; VARIEDADES LOCALES; ZEA MAYS; RECURSOS GENETICOS; MAIZ; MEXICO; IN SITU CONSERVATION; LOCAL VARIETIES; GENETIC RESOURCES; MAIZE; Amarillo; Consecuencia; Entrada; Nuuk
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10625/43572

The diversity and the genetic conservation of Maya traditional crops have been little studied. A comparative analysis of the germoplasm of the local varieties of maize from four samples collected in Yucatan (Mexico) over the last 50 years confirmed that the farmers prefer plants long-cycle yellow se...