Feasibility of isolation perimeters for genetically modified maize

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-206

  Devos, Yann ^a   Thas, Olivier ^a   Cougnon, Mathias ^a   Clercq, Eva M De ^a   Cordemans, Karl ^b   Reheul, Dirk ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Flemish Land Agency   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adventitious mixing; Co existence; Cross fertilisation; Genetically modified crops; Geographic information system; Isolation perimeters; Maize; Pollen flow; Regional variation; Simulations

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; COEXISTENCE; DATA SET; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GIS; MAIZE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLLEN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLANDERS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 44349116225     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2007039     Document Type: Article

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