Study and characterization of an ancient European flint white maize rich in anthocyanins: Millo Corvo from Galicia.

In the second half of the last century, the American dent hybrids began to be widely grown, leading to the disappearance or marginalization of the less productive traditional varieties. Nowadays the characterization of traditional landraces can help breeders to discover precious alleles that could b...

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Main Authors: Chiara Lago, Michela Landoni, Elena Cassani, Enrico Cantaluppi, Enrico Doria, Erik Nielsen, Annamaria Giorgi, Roberto Pilu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4427395?pdf=render