GM plants: Science, politics and EC regulations

Plant Science

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 94-98

  Davison, John ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

EU GMO regulations; GMO adventitious presence; GMO coexistence; GMO detection; GMO labeling; GMO thresholds

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 75149115020     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2009.12.005     Document Type: Review

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