Adventitious presence of GMOs: Scientific overview for Canadian grains

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-23

  Demeke, T ^a   Perry, D J ^a   Scowcroft, W R ^a  

^a GRAIN RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cases of AP; Challenges; Detection methods; List of GM events; Tolerance; Traceability

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; COTTON; CULTIVATION; DETECTION METHOD; FRUIT; MAIZE; POTATO; SOYBEAN; STANDARD (REGULATION); TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ASIA; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CARICA PAPAYA; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750532753     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P05-114     Document Type: Review

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