Search Results - subject:"germplasm"

Changing patterns in genebank acquisitions of crop genetic materials : an analysis of global policy drivers and potential consequences

Mekonnen, Dawit; Spielman, David J. - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 105 (2021), pp. 1-16

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Demand for Genetic Resources and the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System.

Day Rubenstein, K.; Smale, M.; Widrlechner, M.P. - 2006

about germplasm use. The data compiled in this paper examine patterns of germplasm use for one of the world's largest … national genebank networks, the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS). Data on 10 major crops, gathered directly from … within the NPGS and from end-users, revealed patterns of usage for germplasm during the period from 1995 to 1999. Data were …

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The role of exotic wheat germplasms in wheat breeding and their impact on wheat yield and production in China

Xiang, Cheng; Huang, Jikun - In: China economic review : an international journal 62 (2020), pp. 1-11

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Using Crop Genetic Resources To Help Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change: Economics and Policy

Heisey, Paul; Day-Rubenstein, Kelly - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2015

Climate change poses significant risks to future crop productivity as temperatures rise, rainfall patterns become more variable, and pest and disease pressures increase. The use of crop genetic resources to develop varieties more tolerant to rapidly changing environmental conditions will be an...

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The demand for crop genetic resources: international use of the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System

Smale, Melinda; Hodgkin, T.; Zohrabian, Armineh; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001

In contrast to a perception that ex situ collections of germplasm are rarely used, this empirical case study reveals … large quantities of germplasm samples distributed by the U.S. National Germplasm System to many types of scientific … sharing this germplasm with other scientists. Expected future demand is also greater among scientists in developing countries …

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Evidence for increasing concentration in plant breeding industries in the United States and the European Union

Nolan, Elizabeth; Santos, Paulo - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2009

There is evidence of an increase in market concentration and in the importance of private plant breeding in the seed industry following the widespread adoption of Intellectual Property Rights regimes for the industry in the developed world. We use data from the US Patent and Trademark Office, US...

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The Origin, Development And Structure Of Demand For Plant Genetic Resources. The Impact Of The In Trust Agreements To The CGIAR Collections Availability

Caracciolo, Francesco; Gotor, Elisabetta; Holloway, Garth J. - 2008

The objective of this paper is to explore how the demand of germplasm held by CGIAR genebanks changed over time in … order to assess the possible influence of the 1994 In Trust Agreements on germplasm demand. The proposed theoretic model … motivates the realistic hypothesis that the consequences of the In-Trust Agreementslead to an enhancement of CGIAR germplasm …

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The Origin, Development And Structure Of Demand For Plant Genetic Resources. The Impact Of The In Trust Agreements To The CGIAR Collections Availability

Caracciolo, Francesco; Gotor, Elisabetta; Holloway, Garth J. - Agricultural Economics Society - AES - 2008

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Animal genetic resource trade flows: Economic assessment

Gollin, Douglas; Dusen, Eric Van; Blackburn, Harvey - Economics Department, Williams College - 2008

Throughout human history, livestock producers have relied on a vibrant international exchange of genentic resources to achieve improvements in the quality and productivity of their animals. In recent years, however, some observers have argued that changes in the legal, technological, and...

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Animal genetic resource trade flows: Economic assessment

Gollin, Douglas; Dusen, Eric Van; Blackburn, Harvey - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 2008

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