Plant variety protection in developing countries. A report from the field

Food Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 354-371

  Tripp, Robert ^a   Louwaars, Niels ^b   Eaton, Derek ^b  

^a OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intellectual property rights; Plant breeding; Plant variety protection; Seed industry; Transgenic varieties

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; SEED; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 33947255402     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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