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标题：Developing Cost Functions for a Wheat Breeding Program
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作者：Brennan, John P. ; Martin, Peter J.
期刊名称：Journal of Food Distribution Research
印刷版ISSN：0047-245X
出版年度：2006
卷号：37
期号：SUPPL
出版社：Food Distribution Research Society
摘要：To assist in the management of plant breeding programs, and particularly in managing change, the detailed cost structure and the nature of the cost function facing plant breeders need to be known. In this paper, an attempt is made to define a cost function for a representative wheat breeding program. The improved understanding of the cost function enables the implications for the potential uses of new breeding technologies such as genetic markers or physiological measurements to be explored to increase the efficiency of breeding programs. It also provides a basis for assessing the extent to which costs vary with the size of a breeding program.
关键词：crop improvement;breeding;economics;marginal cost;average cost