Editorial - Peer-reviewed, 2020
Editorial: Leeway to operate with plant genetic resources
Eriksson, Dennis; Ortiz, Rodomiro; Visser, Richard G. F.; Vives Vallés, Juan Antonio; Prieto, HumbertoAbstract
Editorial on the Research Topic Leeway to Operate With Plant Genetic Resources Different legal frameworks are applicable to the use of genetic resources (GR). These can broadly be categorized into (1) access and benefit-sharing (ABS), (2) biosafety aspects related to the technologies for improving the genetic material, and (3) intellectual property (IP) systems including plant variety rights (PVR) and patents specific to the plant innovation sector. With scientific and technical progress in research and breeding, as well as expanding internationalization, legal frameworks have become increasingly complex in the past few decades. In this context, the Research Topic “Leeway to operate with plant genetic resources” addresses the latest and most pertinent legalissues related to the use of GR in plant research and breeding.The contributions are summarized here and put into the larger societal and legal context that modern-day plant geneticists are facing.Keywords
access and benefit-sharing; biosafety; intellectual property; plant genetic resources; research and breedingPublished in
Frontiers in Plant Science2020, volume: 11, article number: 911
Authors' information
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Breeding
Ortiz, Rodomiro (Ortiz Rios, Rodomiro Octavio)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Plant breeding and Biotechnology
Visser, Richard G. F.
Wageningen University & Research Centre (Wageningen UR)
Vives Vallés, Juan Antonio
University of the Balearic Islands
Prieto, Humberto
Institute of Agricultural Research
UKÄ Subject classification
Genetics and Breeding
Plant Biotechnology
Agricultural Science
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00911
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/106954