2020
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-020-01008-0
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Entrelaçado, a rare maize race conserved in Southwestern Amazonia

Abstract: Maize (Zea mays spp. mays L.) is the major domesticated cereal of the Americas and is of great relevance for global food security. For a long time, Amazonia represented an empty space in the racial distribution maps of this species, due to the lack of collections and the idea that locally developed races became extinct during European colonization. However, a native race had been described in Brazilian Amazonia, the Entrelac ¸ado race, and a new study placed Amazonia on the map again, with a proposal for a cen… Show more

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“…One of the territories of this co-evolution is the Brazilian Amazon. The breed locally known as “entrelaçado” is endemic to the region and is home to a great diversity of landrace varieties [ 21 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…One of the territories of this co-evolution is the Brazilian Amazon. The breed locally known as “entrelaçado” is endemic to the region and is home to a great diversity of landrace varieties [ 21 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Studies in other regions of the country reveal the presence of a great diversity of landraces [ 22 , 23 ], wild relatives, and endemic varieties [ 21 , 24 ], suggesting the recognition of microcenters of species diversity [ 25 , 26 , 27 ]. These areas correspond to territories with a strong presence of family farmers, indigenous peoples, and traditional communities [ 28 ], a fact that reinforces the central role of local communities in on-Farm dynamic conservation and their importance for the evolution and adaptation of the species, for instance, facing climate change [ 29 , 30 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In general, these varieties have been developed by breeding programs to produce popcorn with a good appearance, crunchy texture, and high yield (Isnaini et al, 2020). However, there is a diversity of maize landraces cultivated by family farmers, indigenous peoples, and traditional communities in Brazil (Costa et al, 2021;Silva et al, 2017). Landraces, also known as traditional varieties, local variety, and ethnovarieties, are varieties developed, adapted or produced by family farmers, settled by agrarian reform or indigenous, with well-defined phenotypic characteristics.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Creole species have a great advantage over conventional corn seeds, as most of the latter are hybrids and must be purchased annually, as they lose their genetic quality when reused for the next crop (Araújo et al, 2015;Costa et al, 2021;Silva et al, 2017).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%