Adoption of Bt cotton and impact variability: Insights from India

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-58

  Qaim, Matin ^a   Subramanian, Arjunan ^a   Naik, Gopal ^b   Zilberman, David ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Giannini Foundation   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 33645945325     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: 14679353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2006.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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