A dying breed

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Public-sector research into classical crop breeding is withering, supplanted by 'sexier' high-tech methods. But without breeders' expertise, molecular-genetic approaches might never bear fruit. Jonathan Knight reports.

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Knight, J. (2003, February 6). A dying breed. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/421568a

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