Securing the harvest [ biotechnology, breeding, and seed systems for African crops

This work provides a critical assessment of the ways in which breakthroughs in biotechnology, participatory plant breeding, and seed systems can be broadly employed in developing and delivering more crop varieties in Africa's diverse environment.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: DeVries, Joseph (Author), Toenniessen, Gary H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxon, UK : CABI Publishing , c2001
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Online Access:https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2001/20013156546.pdf

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