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| Web URL(s): | http://www.graszaad.info/onderzoeksverslagen/Proceedings%20of%20the%207th%20IHSC.pdf#page=16
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Brown, R. Steven |
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| Author Affiliation: | Texas AgriLife Research, Vernon, TX |
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| Title: | Texas Foundation Seed Service - A production and commercialization unit for Texas AgriLife Research |
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| Meeting Info.: | Dallas, Texas: April 11-13, 2010 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the 7th International Herbage Seed Conference. 2010, p. 5-8. |
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| Publishing Information: | s.l.: s.n. |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Breeding improvement; Breeding program; Business management; Information resources; Marketing tools; Organization profile; Seed industry; Seed production
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| Business Name: | Texas Foundation Seed Service, in Vernon, Texas |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The Texas Foundation Seed Service (TFSS) is a non-profit, stand-alone unit of Texas AgriLife Research that services most of the plant material improvement efforts of AgriLife plant breeders. Traditional duties include production and marketing of genetically pure foundation class seed of new cultivars for distribution to licensees of the products. TFSS is a liaison between plant improvement programs and the private sector seed companies that both sponsor research and license products. As a part of our duties, we handle business aspects of research commercialization in an effort to allow scientists to concentrate on their respective research projects. The Texas Foundation Seed Service (TFSS) located in Vernon, Texas, is a non-profit, standalone unit of Texas AgriLife Research that services most of the plant material improvement efforts of AgriLife statewide. The service exceptions include citrus and sugarcane (Weslaco Center), rice (Beaumont Center), and vegetables (Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center in College Station). Operations of TFSS are intended to be self-supporting by generating revenue through sales and services similar to a commercial business. The original mission of TFSS was to produce and market genetically pure seed of new cultivars developed by the scientists of AgriLife. Although the name implies that TFSS works only with seed, it is involved with production and distribution of vegetatively propagated plant materials too. TFSS works as a liaison between the various plant breeding programs of AgriLife Research and those companies that have interest in licensing and marketing these plant material improvements." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Brown, R. S. 2010. Texas Foundation Seed Service - A production and commercialization unit for Texas AgriLife Research. p. 5-8. In Proceedings of the 7th International Herbage Seed Conference. Dallas, Texas: April 11-13, 2010. s.l.: s.n. |
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