Gene flow, risk assessment and the environmental release of transgenic plants

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-49

  Chandler, Stephen ^a   Dunwell, Jim M ^b  

^a Florigene Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic modification; Hybridization; Pollen; Regulation

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 45849093619     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: 15497836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352680802053916     Document Type: Review

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