Attitudes and acceptance of South African urban consumers towards genetically modified white maize

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Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 118-137

  Vermeulen, H ^a   Kirsten, J F ^a   Doyer, T O ^a   Schonfeldt H C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

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EID: 65649146255     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2005.9523705     Document Type: Article

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