Variety protection and plant breeders' rights in the 'DNA era'

Diagnostics in Plant Breeding

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 369-402

  Jones, Huw ^a   Norris, Carol ^a,b   Cockram, James ^a   Lee, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bayer CropScience   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84932148384     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5687-8_18     Document Type: Chapter

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