Genetically modified food crops and their contribution to human nutrition and food quality

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 5-8, 2003, Pages 191-209

  Bouis, Howarth E ^a   Chassy, Bruce M ^b   Ochanda, James O ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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EID: 0037491456     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-2244(03)00073-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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