Molecular and conventional breeding through an economic lens - Facts and figures to shed light in a heated debate.

Abstract

Though upfront costs associated with marker-assisted breeding are much larger compared to phenotypic selection, the precision of MAB over phenotypic selection significantly slashes both breeding time and future costs.

Citation

GCP Socio-economic studies briefs No 3. Generation Challenge Programme, Texcoco, Mexico, 4 pp.

Molecular and conventional breeding through an economic lens - Facts and figures to shed light in a heated debate.

Published 1 January 2009