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Using economics to explain spatial diversity in a wheat crop: examples from Australia and China
(CIMMYT, 1999)
Spatial diversity indicators may serve an important function for policymakers as they seek to manage crop genetic diversity and potential externalities associated with diffusion of some types of genetically improved crops. ...
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Indicators of wheat genetic diversity and germplasm use in the people's republic of China
(CIMMYT, 1996)
A preliminary study of wheat genetic diversity in the People's Republic of China is presented. Available evidence and basic data related to the ancestry of leading wheat cultivars and the area distribution of dominant ...
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The contribution of genetic resources and diversity to wheat productivity: a case from the Punjab of Pakistan
(CIMMYT, 1997)
This study makes use of data on wheat production in the Punjab of Pakistan from 1979 to 1985 to 1) examine patterns of varietal diversity in farmers' fields both at the regional and district levels and 2) identify how and ...
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The private and public characteristics of maize land races and the area allocation decisions of farmers in a center of crop diversity
(CIMMYT, 1999)
This study uses an approach derived from models of the private and public characteristics of goods to illustrate (1) the overriding importance of variety attributes in farmers' decisions to allocate area among varieties ...