Cost implications of alternative GM tolerance levels: Non-genetically modified wheat in western Canada

AgBioForum

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 169-177

  Huygen, Israel ^a,b   Veeman, Michele ^a   Lerohl, Mel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Grain Commission   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetically modified (GM) wheat; GM thresholds; Identity preservation; Supply chain systems; Tolerance sensitive costs

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 13744252278     PISSN: 1522936X     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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