Genetic diversity of native maize for the intermediate region in Veracruz state, México

With the objective of Knowing the Diversity of Native Maize in the Intermediate Region in Veracruz state, during 2022 to 2024, there was realized seed selection in plant and ear using as criteria: Low ear height, healthy, vigor and at harvest selecting good-sized, healthy ears, but, above all, complete ears; this last criterion is an indirect way of selecting native maize with tolerance to acidic soils and drought; Besides, there were collected and characterized, 64 samples of native maize, which of them, 27 belongs to Coscomatepec Race, 6 Elotes cónicos, 5 to Chalqueño; 4 to Celaya race, 4 Arrocillo amarillo, 3 Conical, 1 Mushito, 1 Pepitilla and 1 of Raton race and 12 samples were mixture of races.