| Zea diploperennis | |
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| Zea diploperennis, Conservatoire botanique national de Brest, France, June 2007 | |
| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Zea |
| Species: | Z. diploperennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zea diploperennis H.H.Iltis Doebley & R.Guzman & Pazy B., 1979 | |
Zea diploperennis, the diploperennial teosinte, is a species of grass (family: Poaceae) in the genus Zea and a teosinte (wild relative of maize or corn). It is perennial.
Conservation
Virtually all populations of this teosinte are either threatened or endangered: Z. diploperennis exists in an area of only a few square miles. The Mexican and Nicaraguan governments have taken action in recent years to protect wild teosinte populations, using both in situ and ex situ conservation methods. Currently, a large amount of scientific interest exists in conferring beneficial teosinte traits, such as insect resistance, perennialism, and flood tolerance, to cultivated maize lines, although this is challenging due to linked deleterious teosinte traits. Researchers are studying Z. diploperennis as its genes provide resistance against Striga, a parasitic plant that can decrease grain yield.
References
- Aragón Cuevas, F., Contreras, A., de la Cruz Larios, L., González Ledesma, M., Ruíz Corral, J.A., Menjívar, J. & Sánchez, J.J. 2019. Zea diploperennis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T77726057A77726102. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T77726057A77726102.en. Accessed on 28 October 2022.
- NRCS. "Zea diploperennis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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- Jamil, Muhammad; Kountche, Boubacar A; Al-Babili, Salim (2021-02-05). "Current progress in Striga management". Plant Physiology. 185 (4). American Society of Plant Biologists (OUP): 1339–1352. doi:10.1093/plphys/kiab040. ISSN 0032-0889. PMC 8133620. PMID 33793943. S2CID 232762845.
- Yacoubou, Abdoul‐Madjidou; Zoumarou Wallis, Nouhoun; Menkir, Abebe; Zinsou, Valerien A.; Onzo, Alexis; Garcia‐Oliveira, Ana Luísa; Meseka, Silvestro; Wende, Mengesha; Gedil, Melaku; Agre, Paterne (2021). "Breeding maize (Zea mays) for Striga resistance: Past, current and prospects in sub‐saharan africa". Plant Breeding. 140 (2). Wiley: 195–210. doi:10.1111/pbr.12896. ISSN 0179-9541. PMC 8248382. PMID 34239217. S2CID 233774262.
- Akaogu, Ijeoma C.; Badu‐Apraku, Baffour; Tongoona, Pangirayi; Ceballos, Hernan; Gracen, Vernon; Offei, S. K.; Dzidzienyo, Daniel (2019-04-16). "Inheritance of Striga hermonthica adaptive traits in an early‐maturing white maize inbred line containing resistance genes from Zea diploperennis". Plant Breeding. 138 (5). Wiley: 546–552. doi:10.1111/pbr.12707. ISSN 0179-9541. S2CID 145851144.
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- Mammadov, Jafar; Buyyarapu, Ramesh; Guttikonda, Satish K.; Parliament, Kelly; Abdurakhmonov, Ibrokhim Y.; Kumpatla, Siva P. (2018-06-28). "Wild Relatives of Maize, Rice, Cotton, and Soybean: Treasure Troves for Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses". Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. Frontiers: 886. doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.00886. ISSN 1664-462X. PMC 6032925. PMID 30002665. S2CID 49480613.
- Yallou, C. G.; Menkir, A.; Adetimirin, V. O.; Kling, J. G. (2009). "Combining ability of maize inbred lines containing genes from Zea diploperennis for resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth". Plant Breeding. 128 (2). Blackwell: 143–148. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0523.2008.01583.x. ISSN 0179-9541. S2CID 84771595.
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