Economic considerations for the adoption of transgenic crops: The case of Bt corn

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 173-177

  Martin, Marshall A ^a   Hyde, Jeffrey ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt corn; Genetic engineering; Pest management; Transgenic crop adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035528334     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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