Genetic diversity and population structure of native maize populations in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This study describes the genetic diversity and population structure of 194 native maize populations from 23 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The germplasm, representing 131 distinct landraces, was genetically characterized as population bulks using 28 SSR markers. Three main groups of m...

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Main Authors: Claudia A Bedoya, Susanne Dreisigacker, Sarah Hearne, Jorge Franco, Celine Mir, Boddupalli M Prasanna, Suketoshi Taba, Alain Charcosset, Marilyn L Warburton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5389613?pdf=render