Perceptions of genetically modified and organic foods and processes

AgBioForum

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 180-194

  Anderson, Jon C ^a   Wachenheim, Cheryl J ^b   Lesch, William C ^c  

^a Minnesota Crop Improvement Association   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Genetically modified; Health; Organic; Perceptions; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846459374     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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