Research and Development of a Biological Innovation: Commercial Hybrid Wheat

Mary Knudson; Vernon Ruttan

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.135906

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Research and Development of a Biological Innovation: Commercial Hybrid Wheat

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Research and Development of a Biological Innovation: Commercial Hybrid Wheat

Mary Knudson and Vernon Ruttan

Food Research Institute studies (1975), Vol.21(1), pp.45-68

01/01/1988

DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.135906

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Abstract

The history of hybrid wheat R&D offers an opportunity to study the roles of the private and public sectors in R&D and agricultural R&D development. Demand for higher-yielding wheat has opened up the possibility of hybrid wheat and semidwarf wheat production. The public sector was the initial developer of hybrid wheat development. Once a tangible technology for hybrid seed production emerged, however, the private sector took the lead. The incentive structure of each sector differentiates the type of R&D each does. Recently, other factors, such as low wheat prices, have reduced farmer incentives to adopt hybrid wheat.

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Title: Subtitle: Research and Development of a Biological Innovation: Commercial Hybrid Wheat
Creators: Mary Knudson
Vernon Ruttan
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Food Research Institute studies (1975), Vol.21(1), pp.45-68
DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.135906
ISSN: 0193-9025
Language: English
Date published: 01/01/1988
Academic Unit: Economics
Record Identifier: 9984380428602771

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