Intellectual property and consolidation in the seed industry

Crop Science

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2489-2495

  Howard, Philip H ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84944449209     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2014.09.0669     Document Type: Article

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