Evolution, importance and evaluation of cultivar protection in Brazil: the work of the SNPC

Law no. 9.456/97 instituted the Plant Variety Protection Act (Lei de Proteção de Cultivares - LPC) in Brazil, bearing a range of positive aspects for Brazilian agriculture, such as the increase in the number of new varieties in Brazil, both domestic and foreign; incentives for breeding activities in...

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Main Authors: Fabrício Santana Santos, Daniela de Moraes Aviani, José Antônio Fernandes Hidalgo, Ricardo Zanatta Machado, Stefânia Palma Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding 2012-12-01
Series:Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sbmp.org.br/cbab/siscbab/uploads/b14235ce-415a-31d4.pdf