This publication documents the origin and worldwide spread of maize from Mesoamerica, and describes the characterization, use, and conservation of maize genetic resources, including the crop's nearest wild relatives, ...

Originally developed as background information for participants in a 1992 external review of the CIMMYT Maize Germplasm Bank and related activities, this publication recounts CIMMYT's role in the early work of marshalling ...

The 1983 Final Report of the International Maize Testing Program includes trial summaries of data received from February 16 to December 15, 1984. Data from 1983 trials received after December 16, 1984 will be in cluded as ...

Even for the nonspecialist, maize genetic resources is an Inherently Interesting subject. It has an engaging history, shaped by people of unusual Intelligence and foresight; It Is currently being transformed by exciting ...

There is great potential for biotechnology as a tool in crop breeding. Despite the risk in such upstream research, many plant breeders are becoming more involved in this work to facilitate the rapid exploitation of new ...

A report on research of special interest in maize and wheat improvement, as well as crop management and commodity and policy analysis. The 1986 Highlights covers, among other topics, the role of crop physiology in maize ...

Improving the maize plant is the subject of this publication. It first outlines several population improvement schemes and then focuses on the approach that CIMMYT has adopted in its own maize program. The structure and ...

De acuerdo con proyecciones para el año 2020, la demanda de maíz en los países en desarrollo superará la demanda de trigo y de arroz. Si se considera que en 1995 se consumieron 558 millones de toneladas de maíz, la demanda ...

Esta publicacion aborda algunos de los problemas de mejoramiento de maiz en las zonas tropicales y destaca que la solucion de muchos de ellos implica el desarrollo y mantenimiento de poblaciones y complejos germoplasmicos ...