Transgenic Foods as a Tool for Malnutrition Elimination and Their Impact on Agricultural Systems

Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 363-384

  Monastra, Giovanni ^a   Rossi, Laura ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food security; GMOs; Micronutrients; Poverty reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542291108     PISSN: 22822593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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