The fate of politically modified crops in Africa

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 185-193

  Sinebo, Woldeyesus ^a,b   Watanabe, Kazuo N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Maccarese   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; Biosafety; Genetically modified crops; Trade

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 28444431540     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.22.185     Document Type: Review

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