Beyond semi-dwarf wheat yield increases: Impacts on the Australian wheat industry of on-going spillovers from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-401

  Brennan, John P ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

R D evaluation; R D policy; Spillovers; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; MAIZE; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35649010363     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2007.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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