Mizoram is a mountainous (Lushai hill range) state with closely spaced intermountain valleys, demographically dominated by indigenous tribes (Mizo) constituting 94.4% of the total population. These tribal populations ensure the conservation of plant genetic resources for the future, for the food and nutritional security of an increasing population. Since 1976, in the northeastern hill region intensive collections of maize landraces were made by ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi and diversity of landraces maize from this region comprised 36% of the total collection from whole India, which was the highest number of accession among other regions.
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