The use of GMOs as a prevention strategy for mycotoxin formation

The Mycotoxin Factbook: Food & Feed Topics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 199-210

  Hammond, B ^a   Campbell, K ^b   Cea, J ^c   Esin, H ^d   Pietri, A ^e   Piva, G ^e   Pierre, T ^f   Richard, J ^g   Rubinstein, C ^h   Sequeira, J ^h   Tatli, F ⁱ  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b Corn States Hybrid Service ^*  (United States)

^c Metrology Section   (Uruguay)

^d Monsanto Gida ve Tarim Ticaret Ltd Sirketi   (Turkey)

^e UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^f Monsanto Agriculture France SAS   (France)

^g Romer Labs Inc   (United States)

^h SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

ⁱ Crop Protection Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Biotechnology; Corn borers; Fumonisins; Insect protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 67949111405     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-587-1     Document Type: Chapter

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