Understanding the seed industry: Contemporary trends and analytical issues

Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 417-429

  Ramaswami, Bharat ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; GREEN REVOLUTION; HIGH YIELDING VARIETY; SEED PRODUCTION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 0036667001     PISSN: 00195014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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