Isolating the 'farmer' effect as a component of the advantage of growing genetically modified varieties in developing countries: A Bt cotton case study from Jalgaon, India

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 491-500

  Morse, S ^a   Bennett, R ^a   Ismael, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP YIELD; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; JALGAON; MAHARASHTRA; SOUTH ASIA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34547637551     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859607007149     Document Type: Article

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