Gene flow in commercial fields of herbicide-resistant canola (Brassica napus)

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1276-1294

  Beckie, Hugh J ^a   Warwick, Suzanne I ^b   Nair, Harikumar ^a   Séguin Swartz, Ginette ^a  

^a SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Canola; Gene flow; Gene stacking; Herbicide resistance; Oilseed rape; Outcrossing; Pollen flow; Transgenic crop; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; CULTIVAR; GENE FLOW; OUTCROSSING; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0347019539     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-5231     Document Type: Article

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