Traditional Mexican agricultural systems and the potential impacts of transgenic varieties on maize diversity

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-14

  Bellon, Mauricio R ^a,c   Berthaud, Julien ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Maccarese   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Center of diversity; Genetic erosion; Latin America; Maize; Mexico; Small scale farmers; Transgenic varieties

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33644886335     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-004-5861-z     Document Type: Article

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