Import and commercialization of transgenic crops: An Indian perspective

Asian Biotechnology and Development Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-130

  Randhawa, Gurinder Jit ^a   Chhabra, Rashmi ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

Author keywords

Commercialization; Import; National regulatory framework; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952281166     PISSN: 09727566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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