Managing plant genetic resources for sustainable use in food and agriculture: Balancing the benefits in the field

Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Economic Development

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 27-39

  Lipper, Leslie ^a   Cooper, David ^b  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b Biological Diversity   (Canada)

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EID: 84909264705     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203890127     Document Type: Chapter

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