Subtle effects of herbicide use in the context of genetically modified crops: A case study with glyphosate (Roundup®)

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 271-285

  Blackburn, Lynda G ^a,b   Boutin, Céline ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetically modified crops; Glyphosate; Herbicide; Nontarget effects; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE;

GERMINATION; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; GERMINATION; LITERATURE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GERMINATION; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; PEST CONTROL; PLANTS, EDIBLE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEEDS;

EID: 0037304528     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022515129526     Document Type: Article

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