Economic comparison of transgenic and nontransgenic cotton production systems in Georgia

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-51

  Jost, P ^a   Shurley, D ^b   Culpepper, S ^b   Roberts, P ^b   Nichols, R ^c   Reeves, J ^c   Anthony, S ^d  

^a College of Agric and Environ Sci ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Agricultural and Environmental Research Division   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HERBICIDES; WEED CONTROL;

COTTON CULTIVARS; ECONOMIC COMPARISON; TRANSGENIC COTTON;

COTTON;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 38349158746     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2006.0259     Document Type: Article

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