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1. Estimating the benefits of plant breeding research: methodological issues and practical challenges

Description:
In the special issue: Returns to investment in plant genetic resource conservation and crop improvement research / edited by M. L. Morris and P. L. Pingali. Paper presented at an international conference "Why has Impacts Assessment Research Not Made More of a Difference?" held February, 2002, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Author:
Morris, M.L. , Heisey, P.W.
Subject:
plant breeding , cultivars , varieties , agricultural research , economic analysis , crop yield , yield components , innovation adoption
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

2. United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service research on improving host-plant resistance to pests

Description:
In the special issue: Pest management research in the USDA Agricultural Research Service / edited by D. Wauchope, N. Ragsdale and S. Duke.
Author:
Lynch, R.E. , Guo, B. , Timper, P. , Wilson, J.P.
Subject:
pest resistance , disease resistance , genetic resistance , plant breeding , transgenic plants , germplasm , plant genetic resources , insect pests , plant parasitic nematodes , plant diseases and disorders , agricultural research , USDA
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003

3. United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service research on pre-harvest prevention of mycotoxins and mycotoxigenic fungi in US crops

Description:
In the special issue: Pest management research in the USDA Agricultural Research Service / edited by D. Wauchope, N. Ragsdale and S. Duke.
Author:
Cleveland, T.E. , Dowd, P.F. , Desjardins, A.E. , Bhatnagar, D. , Cotty, P.J.
Subject:
crops , toxigenic strains , Aspergillus , Fusarium , mycotoxins , microbial contamination , biological control , biological control agents , fungal antagonists , pest resistance , plant breeding , genetic engineering , insect control , integrated pest management , research projects , agricultural research , USDA , nontoxigenic strains , United States
Collection:
Journal Articles, USDA Authors, Peer-Reviewed
Year:
2003