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Genetic erosion of traditional crops

21/04/2025
75% of the genetic diversity of traditional Latin American crops has been lost in the last century, evidencing the importance of germplasm banks and in-situ conservation strategies to preserve adaptation options to climate change (Velásquez, A., 2025).
Cita 75% de la diversidad genética de cultivos tradicionales latinoamericanos se ha perdido en el último siglo, evidenciando la importancia de bancos de germoplasma y estrategias de conservación in situ para preservar opciones de adaptación al cambio climático (Velásquez, A., 2025).
Fuente Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.

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