Commercialization of transgenic plants: Potential ecological risks: Will evolutionary effects of engineered crops exacerbate weed and pest problems?

BioScience

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 86-96

  Snow, Allison A ^a,b   Palma, Pedro Morán ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0031018686     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313019     Document Type: Review

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