A novel approach to the use of genetically modified herbicide tolerant crops for environmental benefit

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1513, 2003, Pages 335-340

  Dewar, Alan M ^a   May, Mike J ^a   Woiwod, Ian P ^b   Haylock, Lisa A ^a   Champion, Gillian T ^a   Garner, Beulah H ^a   Sands, Richard J N ^a   Qi, Aiming ^a   Pidgeon, John D ^a  

^a Broom's Barn Research Station   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Genetically modified crops; Sugar beet; Sustainability; Weeds

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HERBICIDE; WEED CONTROL;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP MANAGEMENT; DNA MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMING SYSTEM; HERBICIDE TOLERANCE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUGAR BEET; WEED CONTROL; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0037460724     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2248     Document Type: Article

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