Biotechnology as an alternative to chemical pesticides: A case study of Bt cotton in China

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-67

  Huang, Jikun ^a   Hu, Ruifa ^a   Pray, Carl ^b   Qiao, Fangbin ^c   Rozelle, Scott ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt cotton; Chemical pesticides; Genetically engineered (GE) crops

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COTTON; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; PESTICIDE;

CHINA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0042769285     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(03)00044-6     Document Type: Article

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