Agricultural research through a 'new product development' lens

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-314

  Sumberg, James ^a   Reece, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3242665451     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479704002030     Document Type: Review

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