Open AccessGene Banks Pay Big Dividends to Agriculture, the Environment, and Human Welfare
Author(s) -
Ronald C. Johnson
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060148
Subject(s) - biology , dividend , welfare , agriculture , human welfare , natural resource economics , business , ecology , economics , finance , market economy
Plants are the foundation of human life. The Western Regional Plant Introduction Station is a vital link in a greater US and international system of gene banks providing plant genetic resources to improve agriculture and the environment.
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