Critical role of plant biotechnology for the genetic improvement of food crops: Perspectives for the next millennium

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 77-90

  Ortiz, Rodomiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breeding; Genomics; Pharming; Risk assessment; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINFORMATICS; FARMING SYSTEM; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; PEST RESISTANCE; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; REVIEW; TRANSGENICS;

EID: 3242658080     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol1-issue3-fulltext-7     Document Type: Review

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