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Collection, preservation and utilization of indigenous strains of maize

Economic Botany volume 10, pages 194–200 (1956)Cite this article

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The seed of more than 12,000 variations of Indian corn have been collected from many areas in the Western Hemisphere, and are preserved at regional centers to provide genetic factors in the future breeding of agronomically improved, disease-resistant and higher yielding varieties.

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  1. Executive Secretary, National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, Washington, D. C.

    J. Allen Clark

  2. Executive Secretary, Committee on Preservation of Indigenous Strains of Maize of the Agricultural Board, Division of Biology and Agriculture, USA

    J. Allen Clark

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Clark, J.A. Collection, preservation and utilization of indigenous strains of maize. Econ Bot 10, 194–200 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985328

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Keywords

  • Corn
  • Economic Botany
  • Colombia
  • Western Hemisphere
  • Germ Plasm