Plant biotechnology and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Izquierdo, Juan ^a   De La Riva, Gustavo A ^b  

^a FAO Reg Off Latin Amer/Caribbean   (Chile)

^b CENTER FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Andean crops; Food security; Institutional development; Plant biotechnology; Plant genetic engineering; REDBIO network; Sustainable crop production

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUTUROLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT TISSUE CULTURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS;

EID: 0006140830     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol3-issue1-fulltext-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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