Transgenic crops: The next generation, or an example of 2020 vision

Annals of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 269-277

  Dunwell, Jim M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetically modified food; Genetically modified plants; Plant breeding; Transgenes; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

PLANT BREEDING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROP PLANT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GLYCINE MAX; INSECTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032878883     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1999.0934     Document Type: Article

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