Agricultural biotechnology in developing countries

Biotechnology Annual Review

Volumn 7, Issue , 2001, Pages 261-285

  Dookun, A ^a  

^a Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Genetic engineering; Genetically modified organisms; Industrialised countries; Intellectual property rights; International biosafety protocol; Molecular diagnostics; Molecular markers; Restriction fragment length polymorphism; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BANANA; BIOSAFETY; CHINESE CABBAGE; CITRUS FRUIT; COFFEE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGUS IMMUNITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; GENOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; HERBICIDE TOLERANCE; INSECT RESISTANCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT; MONITORING; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PAPAYA; PATENT; PEPPER; PINEAPPLE; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; POTATO; QUALITY CONTROL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; RICE; SOYBEAN; SUGARCANE; SWEET POTATO; TISSUE CULTURE; TOMATO; VIRUS RESISTANCE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; PLANT; SAFETY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PLANTS, EDIBLE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RESEARCH SUPPORT; SAFETY;

EID: 0035225040     PISSN: 13872656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1387-2656(01)07040-5     Document Type: Article

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