Marketing biotech soybeans with functional health attributes

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 685-703

  Chema, S Kambua ^a   Marks, Leonie A ^b   Parcell, Joseph L ^b   Bredahl, Maury ^c  

^a Target   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 33750547400     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2006.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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