Table 6 Characteristics of survey participants in percentages

From: The divergence of the public and private plant breeding sectors with implications for climate change

Academic Level (%)

Region (%)

 

B.S.

5

Africa

21

M.S.

12

Asia

8

Doctor of Philosophy, or Juris Doctor

83

Europe

26

Sector (%)

Oceania

1

Public

80

North America

31

Private

20

South America

4

Field (%)

No Location Focus

10

Public Plant Breeding

29

  

Private Plant Breeding

15

  

Physiology

11

  

Pathology

12

  

Entomology

2

  

Other

30

  
  1. The total number of observations was 583. Other field of expertise responses included Agronomy (3%), Biotechnology (5%), Genomics (5%), Plant Molecular Biology (2%), Seed Certification/Processing (4%), and Weed Science (2%).
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