Plant biosecurity in India - Status and strategy

Asian Biotechnology and Development Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-107

  Khetarpal, R K ^a   Gupta, Kavita ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

Author keywords

Biological warfare; Biosafety; Biosecurity; Plant quarantine; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250695352     PISSN: 09727566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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