The global need for plant breeding capacity: What roles for the public and private sectors?

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-39

  Morris, Michael ^a   Edmeades, Greg ^b   Pehu, Eija ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Maizways   (New Zealand)

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EID: 32344438876     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.41.1.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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