The Ecological Risks of Transgenic Plants

Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-223

  Giovannetti, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beneficial microbes; Bt toxin; Gene flow; Non target organisms; Terminator technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142123052     PISSN: 22822593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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