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Plant Patents-A Boon to Horticulture and the American Public
A 1993 journal article published by the American Society for Horticultural Science argues that plant patenting benefits horticulture and the U.S. public. The source metadata includes only publisher, content type, and publication date.
Categories: positive-progress, science-and-space, economy-and-trade
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 3/10
- Geographic reach
- 5/10
- Global importance
- 3/10
- Impact magnitude
- 2/10
- Positivity
- 6/10
- Urgency
- 1/10
Why it matters
It presents an argument about plant patent policy and its benefits for horticulture and the American public.

