Risk assessment of GM plants: Avoiding gridlock?

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 208-212

  Wilkinson, Mike J ^a   Sweet, Jeremy ^b   Poppy, Guy M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038676968     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(03)00057-8     Document Type: Review

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