definiens: shall mean any activities to improve a crop, including without limitationselection, breeding, transgenic improvement, markers, propagation systems : IGER will not collaborate with or perform any activities for the benefit of or grant any rights to any not - for - profitthird party with respect to GERMPLASM IMPROVEMENT of COLLABORATION CROPS without the prior writtenconsent of CERES . CERES will not unreasonably withhold its consent for research programs with respect toGERMPLASM IMPROVEMENT of COLLABORATION CROPS with academic institutions in the European Unionunder United Kingdom government or European Union funding, provided that ( i ) IGER will have the exclusive rightto use and exploit commercially the results of such research programs obtained by IGER, ( ii ) no COLLABORATIONCROP germplasm will be made available by IGER to any third party for selection, breeding or propagation work, orfor genetic transformation of such germplasm, except that IGER may make available germplasm of CERTAINMISCANTHUS ACCESSIONS for research purposes ( including breeding ), subject to the terms and conditions underwhich IGER holds such accessions, and ( iii ) if requested by CERES, IGER will use reasonable efforts to obtaincommercialization rights for CERES on results CERES - IGER Collaboration Agreement Page 9 of 75 obtained by third parties in such collaborative research programs or breeding activities