Molecular and conventional breeding through an economic lens - Facts and figures to shed light in a heated debate.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2009
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Agriculture

Abstract

Though upfront costs associated with marker-assisted breeding are much larger compared to phenotypic selection, the precision of MAB over phenotypic selection significantly slashes both breeding time and future costs.

Citation

GCP Socio-economic studies briefs No 3. Generation Challenge Programme, Texcoco, Mexico, 4 pp.

Molecular and conventional breeding through an economic lens - Facts and figures to shed light in a heated debate.

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Published 1 January 2009
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