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32.7 The seed certification process
32.8 Seed testing
32.9 Tagging commercial seed
32.10 International role in seed certification
32.11 Production of conventional seed
32.12 Production of hybrid seed
32.13 Crop registration
32.14 Variety protection
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33 Regulatory andLegal Issues
33.1 The concept of intellectual property
33.2 Patents
33.3 Patents in plant breeding and biotechnology: unique issues and challenges
33.4 Protecting plant varieties
33.5 The concept of substantial equivalence in regulation of biotechnology
33.6 The issue of “novel traits”
33.7 The concept of the precautionary principle
33.8 Regulation and the issue of public trust
33.9 Biosafety regulation at the international level
33.10 Labeling of biotechnology products
33.11 Economic impact of labeling and regulations
33.12 Legal risks that accompany adoption of GM crops
33.13 Overview of the regulation of the biotechnology industry in the US
33.14 The concept of biopiracy
33.15 The impact of IPRs on plant breeding
Key references and suggested reading
Internet resources
Outcomes assessment
18 Section 13: Societal issues in plant breeding 34 Value‐driven concepts and social concerns 34.1 Concepts of ethics, morals, and values 34.2 Evolution of social debates on science‐based issues 34.3 Ethics in plant breeding 34.4 Risk analysis of biotechnology 34.5 Genetic use restriction technologies 34.6 Public perceptions and fears about biotechnology 34.7 Some concerns of plant breeders 34.8 GM foods and the issue of food allergy 34.9 The concept of organic plant breeding 34.10 Principles of organic plant breeding 34.11 Acceptable organic plant breeding techniques 34.12 Making agricultural biotechnology more acceptable to society 34.13 The “halo effect” of GM crops in the field 34.14 The rise of minor pests in GM fields 34.15 Who owns biodiversity? Key references and suggested reading Internet resources Outcomes assessment 35 International plant breeding efforts 35.1 International crop research centers 35.2 The CGIAR centers and their mission 35.3 Brief overview of plant breeding in developed countries 35.4 Plant breeding efforts in Sub‐Saharan Africa 35.5 Biotechnology efforts in developing countries 35.6 Participatory plant breeding (PPB) 35.7 Conventional plant breeding versus decentralized‐participatory plant breeding 35.8 The Green Revolution 35.9 The Green Revolution and the impact of international breeding efforts Key references and suggested reading Internet resources Outcomes assessment
19 Section 14: Breeding selected crops 36 Breeding wheat 36.1 Economic importance 36.2 Origin and history 36.3 Adaptation 36.4 History of breeding in the US 36.5 Commercial wheat classes 36.6 Germplasm resources
