Plant genetic resource management: The next investments in quantitative and qualitative genetics

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 853-862

  Namkoong, Gene ^a   Lewontin, Richard C ^b   Yanchuk, Alvin D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Forest tree genetic resources; Genetic variation; Government institutions; Molecular genetics; National agencies; Plant breeding; Population management; Variety development

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP PRODUCTION; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GENETIC RESOURCE; PLANT BREEDING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14744267353     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-005-0776-0     Document Type: Review

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