Genetically engineered crops and foods: Back to the basics of technology diffusion

Technology in Society

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 265-283

  Wagner Weick, C ^a   Walchli, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PRODUCTS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH RISKS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP PRODUCTION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036697140     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-791X(02)00008-8     Document Type: Article

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