Genetically engineered self-destruction: An alternative to herbicides for cover crop systems

Weed Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 794-801

  Stanislaus, Marisha A ^a   Cheng, Chi Lien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover crop; Heat shock; Self destruction cassette

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAT SHOCK; HERBICIDE; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0242461279     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/0043-1745(2002)050[0794:GESDAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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