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. 2012 Mar 7;30(3):231-9.
doi: 10.1038/nbt.2142.

Deployment of new biotechnologies in plant breeding

Maria Lusser  1 , Claudia Parisi, Damien Plan, Emilio Rodríguez-Cerezo
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Deployment of new biotechnologies in plant breeding

Maria Lusser et al. Nat Biotechnol. .

Abstract

The first crops obtained through new plant breeding techniques are close to commercialization. Regulatory issues will determine the adoption of the techniques by breeders.

Supplementary information: The online version of this article (doi:10.1038/nbt.2142) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing financial interests.

Figures

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Figure 1. Number of scientific publications on new plant breeding technologies 1991–2009.
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Figure 2. Country of origin and sector (public or private) of institutions authoring scientific publications on new plant breeding techniques.
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Figure 3. Patents on new plant breeding technologies 1991–2008.
Priority date (date of first application) of each patent is given on the x axis. 'Patents' refer to both granted patents and patent applications and each patent represents all members of its family.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Patents on new plant breeding technologies at EPO and USPTO, and PCT applications (administered by WIPO), distributed per technique.
'Patents' refer to both granted patents and patent applications and each patent represents all members of its family.
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Figure 5. Country of origin and sector (public or private) of patent assignees on new plant breeding techniques.
'Patents' refer to both granted patents and patent applications and each patent represents all members of its family.
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