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Financial support and sponsorship
Reid G is funded by NSERC and the work in Africa has been funded by various agencies in the past.
Conflicts of interest
Reid G has no financial interest in the GR-1 strain discussed herein. He consults for Seed, whose products
are not mentioned in this article.
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