Abstract
The author gives a survey of the 71 Netherlands plant breeding establishments mentioned in the List of Varieties of Field Crops while also the research workers engaged in breeding agricultural crops have been included.
The Plant Breeder's Decree 1941 stimulated plant breeding in the Netherlands so that the number of plant breeders increased considerably. The work of the existing plant breeding establishments was intensified accordingly.
On a map of the Netherlands the location of these breeding establishments has been indicated.
The article concludes with reflections on the plant breeding establishments in the Netherlands.
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De Haan, H. List of breeders of agricultural crops in the Netherlands. Euphytica 11, 115–125 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00033783
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