Property rights and incentives to invest in seed varieties: Governmental regulations in Argentina

AgBioForum

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 118-126

  Kesan, Jay P ^a   Gallo, Andres A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Biotechnology; Market regulation; Property rights; Seed markets

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 25844530725     PISSN: 1522936X     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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