Impact of bt cotton in China

World Development

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 813-825

  Pray, Carl ^a   Ma, Danmeng ^a   Huang, Jikun ^b   Qiao, Fangbin ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Asia; Biotechnology; China; Cotton; Economics

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; CHINA; COTTON; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; PLANT VARIETY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COTTON; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; PESTICIDE;

CHINA;

AGRICULTURE; COTTON INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC DATA; ECONOMIC STRATEGY; GENETIC MODIFICATION; PEST CONTROL;

EID: 0035019842     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(01)00010-9     Document Type: Article

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