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Searching A Gene Bank: The Case Of Wheat

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  • Gollin, Douglas
  • Smale, Melinda
  • Skovmand, Bent

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Using data on the distributions of disease and pest resistance among wheat varieties, this paper reports theoretical and empirical findings concerning the efficient management of a gene bank and the optimal size of a collection.

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  • Gollin, Douglas & Smale, Melinda & Skovmand, Bent, 1998. "Searching A Gene Bank: The Case Of Wheat," 1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT 20879, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea98:20879
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.20879
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