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CONSIDERATIONS IN THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
Article number
239_78
Pages
465 – 476
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Abstract
There are mixed views on potential utility and market growth for plant growth regulators (PGRs) to meet future demands for increased food production.
Development of new PGRs for many crops, including tree fruits, is limited by (a) inadequate knowledge of plant processes, (b) major research and development cost considerations to define potential products and markets, (c) increasing regulatory requirements, (d) inadequate funding necessary to promote PGR research and (e) inadequate understanding of application technology and related product performance factors.
Large acreage agronomic crops will dominate economic considerations for product development by chemical companies, primarily because of ‘return on investment’ concerns.
It will be to everyone’s advantage, however, to continue searching for additional uses of new and/or existing products on important horticultural crops.
Biotechnology advances and cooperation of industry, university and government scientists can provide further incentives for developing new synthetic materials as well as natural product compositions.
Development of new PGRs for many crops, including tree fruits, is limited by (a) inadequate knowledge of plant processes, (b) major research and development cost considerations to define potential products and markets, (c) increasing regulatory requirements, (d) inadequate funding necessary to promote PGR research and (e) inadequate understanding of application technology and related product performance factors.
Large acreage agronomic crops will dominate economic considerations for product development by chemical companies, primarily because of ‘return on investment’ concerns.
It will be to everyone’s advantage, however, to continue searching for additional uses of new and/or existing products on important horticultural crops.
Biotechnology advances and cooperation of industry, university and government scientists can provide further incentives for developing new synthetic materials as well as natural product compositions.
Authors
A.J. Crovetti, W.E. Shafer
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