Importance of Landraces in Cereal Breeding for Stress Tolerance

The renewed focus on cereal landraces is a response to some negative consequences of modern agriculture and conventional breeding which led to a reduction of genetic diversity. Cereal landraces are still cultivated on marginal lands due to their adaptability to unfavourable conditions, constituting...

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Main Authors: Daniela Marone, Maria A. Russo, Antonia Mores, Donatella B. M. Ficco, Giovanni Laidò, Anna M. Mastrangelo, Grazia M. Borrelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/7/1267