Gene flow assessment in transgenic plants

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-212

  Messeguer, Joaquima ^a  

^a Centre de Cabrils Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cotton and potato; Maize; Rapeseed; Rice; Risk assessment; Sugar beet; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; ECOLOGY; GENES;

TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ECOLOGY; FARM CROPS; GENES; PLANTS; VARIETIES;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038710738     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023007606621     Document Type: Review

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