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. 2020 Aug 31;9(9):1129. doi: 10.3390/plants9091129

Table 6.

Association between limiting factors and changes in the use of germplasm types.

Germplasm Types
Crop Wild Relatives Landraces Elite Lines
Limiting factors Administrative procedures set by providers 0.03 0.10 −0.13 *
Administrative procedures set by your organization 0.07 −0.01 −0.14 *
Material transfer agreements −0.01 −0.01 −0.02
International rules or regulations 0.05 0.03 −0.08
National rules, regulations or legislation −0.04 −0.02 −0.09
Intellectual property or licensing issues −0.08 −0.11 −0.06
Restrictions on the further transfer of the germplasm to third parties −0.05 0.09 −0.00
Technical/capacity limitations −0.23 *** −0.00 −0.10
Costs of shipment −0.18 ** 0.22 *** −0.02
Required payment for germplasm −0.14 0.12 −0.03
Unwillingness of other organizations to provide germplasm −0.10 −0.18 ** 0.04

* Significant at the 0.1 probability level. ** Significant at the 0.05 probability level. *** Significant at the 0.01 probability level.