GMO trees: Substantial promise but serious obstacles to commercialization

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 241-252

  Sedjo, R A ^a  

^a Forest Economics and Policy Program DC   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic engineering; Harvests; Transgenic; Trees

Indexed keywords

DEREGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HARVESTERS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; INVESTMENTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; FORESTRY;

DEPLOYMENT; PRODUCT DEPLOYMENT COSTS; TRANSGENIC TREES;

FORESTRY; COSTS;

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HARVESTERS; INVESTMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH; TREES;

COMMERCIALISATION; FINANCIAL RETURNS; HARVEST; INVESTMENT COSTS; PRODUCT DEPLOYMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS; TRANSGENIC TREES; TRANSGENICS; TREE;

EID: 33846533784     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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