Potential ecological risks of transgenic trees

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1281-1284

  Kang, Xiangyang ^a   Liu, Zhimin ^b   Li, Shenggong ^c  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ecological risks; Genetic engineering; Tree

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILVICULTURE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TREE;

ECOSYSTEM; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TREES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 10944222043     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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