Races of Maize in Cuba (1957) / Chapter Skim
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58 RACES OF MAIZE a crib in which more than 90 per cent of the ears were enclosed in red or purple husks, the result of several years of careful selection. Since glume color seems to be correlated with husk color, the high frequency of the former in Cuban corn is probably due in part to selection pressure.
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CONCLUSIONS 59 and the characteristics sought are precisely those most useful in distinguishing relatively pure races of Cuban corn. Cuban farmers growing Mafz Argentino, for example, almost invariably state that they select for planting ears with the deepest orange flint grains.
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60 RACES OF MAIZE reached Cuba. Migration and hybridization within Cuba have resulted in a new race and in the partial obliteration of differences in vegetative characters of the four most abundant types.
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CONCLUSIONS 61 Argentino seems to be losing popularity in Cuba, probably because of its relatively low yields and the increasing difficulty the small farmer encounters in obtaining unmixed seed. As one of the probable ancestors of the well known commercial variety "Cuban Yellow Flint," Mafz Argentino has become indirectly a source of superior germplasm for many Central American breeding programs.
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