Intellectual property protection for plant varieties in the 21st century

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1277-1290

  Smith, Stephen ^a  

^a PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

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EID: 49149117715     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.07.0413     Document Type: Article

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