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MAIS INDIGENE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Grain Growing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- native corn
1, record 1, English, native%20corn
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- indigenous corn 2, record 1, English, indigenous%20corn
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The study for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation said gene transfers could damage Mexico's vast storehouse of native corn, whose wild ancestral genes might one day be needed to help commercial crops overcome diseases or adverse conditions. 3, record 1, English, - native%20corn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Mexico has been cultivating indigenous corn, a New World grain, for over 5500 years. As a result, Oaxaca contains the greatest diversity of genetic varieties of corn in the world. It is imperative that this diversity be preserved. Diversification maintains the vigor of a species and allows botanists to hybridize seeds in order to create newer varieties. 4, record 1, English, - native%20corn
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Culture des céréales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maïs indigène
1, record 1, French, ma%C3%AFs%20indig%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«Les paysans dans l'Oaxaca sont bouleversés par cette affaire» [...] C'est dans cette région du sud du Mexique que l'on suspecte une contamination transgénique du maïs indigène. Selon le directeur de l'Institut national d'écologie de Mexico, les cultivateurs ont sans doute replanté le grain qui leur était parvenu comme ils le font couramment : «Les paysans font ce qu'on fait depuis 6000 ans : l'agriculture est basée sur la sélection humaine, on essaye les différentes semences et on regarde les qualités de ce que l'on obtient». 2, record 1, French, - ma%C3%AFs%20indig%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cultivo de cereales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- maíz nativo
1, record 1, Spanish, ma%C3%ADz%20nativo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- maíz indígena 2, record 1, Spanish, ma%C3%ADz%20ind%C3%ADgena
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Semilla que ha sido cultivada por los agricultores año con año desde tiempos prehispánicos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ma%C3%ADz%20nativo
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