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2020 Vol.38, Issue 2

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Horticultural Technology Trends in the Korean Seed Industry
Go-Eun Yu1
,
Su-Yeon Kim2
,
Ji-Weon Choi3
,
Soo-Jin Kwon1
,
Chang-Kug Kim1*
1Genomics Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences
2The Foundation of Ag ricultural Technology Commercialization and Transfer
3Postharvest Technology Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science
* Corresponding Author
30 April 2020. pp. 119-129
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Abstract

Using 10,625 valid patents registered among six countries and 6,949 plant varieties registered in Korea, we evaluated technology trends in the horticultural seed industry. The six patent indices were investigated to determine the technology stage, such as market capability, technological level, and technological development potential, for different types of crop seeds. In addition, a patent multilayer (PM) model was developed based on vacant technology, future growth, and entry barriers to predict the best directions for technology development. In Korea, seed technologies for horticultural crops have low growth potential, although they are at a mature developmental stage and do not have high market concentration. There is high market competitiveness and development potential for flower seed technologies, whereas technologies for fruit seeds are in a decreasing developmental stage.

Keywords
horticulture crops
Korean patent strategy
patent index
patent multilayer model
plant variety

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  • Publisher :KOREAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
  • Publisher(Ko) :원예과학기술지
  • Journal Title :Horticultural Science and Technology
  • Journal Title(Ko) :원예과학기술지
  • Volume : 38
  • No :2
  • Pages :119-129
  • Received Date : 2019-09-11
  • Revised Date : 2019-12-19
  • Accepted Date : 2020-01-26
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7235/HORT.20200012
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