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The greatest part of the genetic variability of maize has been caused or maintained by the introgression of wild germplasm, especially of the taxa closest to the cultivated species: the teosintes. There exists good documentation regarding the existence of F1 Hybrids and advanced generations, derived from the same, produced by natural Hybridizations between maize and teosintes. This has been proved in maize cultivation fields in many Mexican and Guatemalan locations, where this wild species grows. (Wilkes 1967, 1977; Randolph 1976; Smith et al. 1982).
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Magoja, J.L., Pischedda, G. (1994). Maize × Teosinte Hybridization. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Maize. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57968-4_6
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