ESTIMATION OF THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF REPRESENTATIVE RICE (Oryza sativa L.) GERMPLASM IN MEXICO USING MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTORS
Genetic diversity is the foundation of crop improvement, and understanding it allows for the systematic organization of plant genetic resources to optimize plant breeding programs. A total of 112 accessions representative of rice (Oryza sativa L.) germplasm in Mexico were evaluated to estimate their genetic diversity b...