Diagnostic research to enable adoption of transgenic crop varieties by smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 676-693

  Smale, Melinda ^a,b   De Groote, Hugo ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Maccarese   (Italy)

^c CIMMYT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Adoption; Bananas; Maize; Smallholder farmers; Transgenic crop varieties

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRONOMIC TRAIT; BANANA; BIOSAFETY; CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE FLOW; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC RISK; MAIZE; PEST RESISTANCE; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

INSERTION SEQUENCES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3042623629     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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