Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) diverged from one of its wild relatives, the teosinte Zea mays
ssp. parviglumis, in the lowlands of southwest Mexico approximately 9000 years ago …

The sugarcane borer moth, Diatraea saccharalis, is one of the most important pests of
sugarcane and maize crops in the Western Hemisphere. The pest is widespread throughout …

Abstract Background and Aims The lowlands of South America appear to be remarkably
important in the evolutionary history of maize, due to new evidence that suggests that maize …

Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) is a major cereal crop worldwide and is traditionally or
commercially cultivated almost all over the Americas. The North-Western Argentina (NWA) …

Maize is one of the species with greater genetic diversity among cereals and possibly the
most diverse crop species known. Accessing this variability is essential for maize breeding …

Microcenters of diversity of crop plants are small geographic areas, while regions of diversity
are large and relatively diffuse areas that conserve high or moderate genetic diversity …

'Maize is a sensitive mirror of the people who grow it.'(Edgar Anderson, 1947) Economic
activity and the quality of life for current and future generations of humankind, many other …

In Argentina there are two different centers of maize diversity, the Northeastern (NEA) and
the Northwestern (NWA) regions of the country. In NEA, morphological studies identified 15 …

Abstract Background and Aims The number of plastome sequences has increased
exponentially during the last decade. However, there is still little knowledge of the levels and …

In this paper we present the known distribution of the archaeological record generated by
Amazonian horticulturalists, included within the Guaraní archaeological unit, in the province …