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Published on: May 28, 2007
It takes three to tango: citizen, fundamental and applied science
Lena Vlaminck1, Birgit Vanden Berghen2, Liesbet Vranken2
1Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
Abstract:
Citizen science is an undervalued tool in a scientist's toolbox with the potential to go beyond primary data collection to strengthen fundamental and applied science. We call for the integration of these three disciplines to make agriculture sustainable and adaptive to climate change, with North-Western European soybean cultivation as showcase.
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