Bt corn farmer compliance with insect resistance management requirements in Minnesota and Wisconsin

AgBioForum

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 151-160

  Goldberger, Jessica ^a   Merrill, Jeanne ^b   Hurley, Terrance ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Michael Fields Agricultural Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt corn; Compliance; Insect resistance management; Refuge

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 25844497870     PISSN: 1522936X     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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