Between hyperbole and hysteria. Entomological issues and the deployment of transgenic plants

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 77-84

  Hunter, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001929128     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-9563.2000.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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