Seedcorn

Seedcorn is the funding mechanism of the Department for Food Agriculture and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), in the United Kingdom. It is a major funding source for research institutes and a minor source of PhD studentship funding. The majority of the funding goes towards Central Science Laboratory projects.

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