Opportunities and Challenges to Improve a Public Research Program in Plant Breeding and Enhance Underutilized Plant Genetic Resources in the Tropics
The American tropics are hotspots of wild and domesticated plant biodiversity, which is still underutilized by breeding programs despite being conserved at regional gene banks. The improvement of those programs depends on long-term public funds and the maintenance of specialized staff. Unfortunately...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-10-01
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Series: | Genes |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/10/1584 |