Poor farmers’ perceived benefits from different types of maize germplasm: the case of creolization in lowland tropical Mexico

This paper reports on a study of farmers’ assessment of different types of maize germplasm—improved varieties, landraces, and creolized varieties—in two poor, but contrasting, regions of Mexico. Results show that these different maize types are planted in both regions. Farmers do not perceive an ove...

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Autores principales: Bellon, Mauricio R., Adato, Michelle, Becerril, Javier, Mindek, Dubravka
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172050

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