From pesticides to genetically modified plants: History, economics and politics

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-149

  Zadoks, J C ^a   Waibel, H ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crop protection; Economic analysis; Genetic modification; New technology in agriculture; Pesticides; Welfare theory

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; PESTICIDE;

EID: 0034487079     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(00)80010-X     Document Type: Article

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