Mitigation of indirect environmental effects of GM crops

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1617, 2007, Pages 1475-1479

  Pidgeon, J D ^a,b   May, M J ^a   Perry, J N ^b   Poppy, G M ^c  

^a Broom's Barn Research Station   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Environmental risk assessment; Genetically modified crops; Mitigation; Sugar beet

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HERBICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEED PRODUCTION; SUGAR BEET; WEED CONTROL;

AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMY; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BOW TIE METHOD; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARM SCALE EVALUATION TRIAL; FARMING SYSTEM; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; ROW SPACING; SCALE UP; SEED PRODUCTION; SUGAR BEET; TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; WEED; WEED CONTROL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 34447320436     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0401     Document Type: Article

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