Setting Up Decision-Making Tools toward a Quality-Oriented Participatory Maize Breeding Program

Setting Up Decision-Making Tools toward a Quality-Oriented Participatory Maize Breeding Program

Previous studies have reported promising differences in the quality of kernels from farmers' maize populations collected in a Portuguese region known to produce maize-based bread. However, several limitations have been identified in the previous characterizations of those populations, such as a...

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Main Authors: Mara L. Alves, Cláudia Brites, Manuel Paulo, Bruna Carbas, Maria Belo, Pedro M. R. Mendes-Moreira, Carla Brites, Maria do Rosário Bronze, Jerko Gunjača, Zlatko Šatović, Maria C. Vaz Patto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Zea mays L.
open-pollinated varieties
yield
nutritional quality
organoleptic quality
processing quality
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.02203/full

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