Crop protection - What will shape the future picture?

Pest Management Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-112

  Atkinson, David ^a   Litterick, Audrey M ^a   Walker, Kerr C ^a   Walker, Robin ^a   Watson, Christine A ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop protection; GM crops; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; ORGANIC FARMING; PEST CONTROL;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP PROTECTION; DISEASE CONTROL; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; PEST CONTROL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WEED CONTROL;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; EUROPEAN UNION; FORECASTING; HEALTH FOOD; PEST CONTROL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 0842307056     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.821     Document Type: Review

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