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Establishing Best Practices for Germplasm Exchange, Intellectual Property Rights, and Revenue Return to Sustain Public Cultivar Development
Author(s) -
Dawson J. C.,
Moore V. M.,
Tracy W. F.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci2017.05.0320
Subject(s) - germplasm , revenue , intellectual property , summit , cultivar , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , business , accounting , agronomy , political science , law , physical geography , geography
Intellectual property rights (IPRs) can play critical roles in protecting the genetic integrity of cultivars and generating revenue to support continued breeding. While private and public seed sectors share the goal of developing improved cultivars, important differences must be considered when using IPRs for publicly developed cultivars. A summit was held to discuss challenges and provide recommendations on IPRs and funding for public plant breeding programs. Recommendations on professional standards for germplasm exchange and best practices for revenue return to public breeding programs are discussed here.