Birol, Ekin; Villalba, Eric Rayn - Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge - 2006
The milpa is a traditional intercropping system of maize, bean, and squash. Milpas are repositories of agrobiodiversity in México, not only rich in inter- and infra-crop species diversity, but also in landraces of maize, which are building blocks for future improvements in this globally...