Search strategies and the value of a large collection

While the agricultural productivity benefits of utilizing new germplasm have been widely documented (Evenson 2001; Alston, Norton, and Pardey 1998), some controversy remains about the economic justification for expanding existing collections of crop genetic resources. Concerns persist that germplasm...

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Main Authors:	Gollin, Douglas, Smale, Melinda, Skovmand, Bent
Format:	Brief
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2003
Subjects:	gene banks economic value plant breeding plant genetic resources costs
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155620