Environmental risk assessment in GMO analysis

Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-246

  Pirondini, Andrea ^a   Marmiroli, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Environmental risk assessment; GMOs

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 57349131693     PISSN: 22822593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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