The Struggle for Maize

The Struggle for Maize
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780822349563
ISBN-13 : 0822349566
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Book Synopsis The Struggle for Maize by : Elizabeth Fitting

Download or read book The Struggle for Maize written by Elizabeth Fitting and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2010-12-31 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that maize biodiversity in central and southern Mexico is threatened as much by rural out-migration as by the flow of genes from genetically modified to local corn varieties.


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