Adoption and economic impact of improved wheat varieties in the developing world

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 489-502

  Dixon, J ^a   Nalley, L ^b   Kosina, P ^a   La Rovere, R ^a   Hellin, J ^a   Aquino, P ^a  

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

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FARMING SYSTEM; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33845262473     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859606006459     Document Type: Review

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