Prospects for genetically modified crops

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-24

  Halford, Nigel G ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Farm scale evaluations; Future applications of GM crops; GM crop status; GM crop traits; GM food legislation and labelling

Indexed keywords

GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; CROP IMPROVEMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 25444503201     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2004.tb00355.x     Document Type: Article

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