GM cotton for Africa

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-316

  Hillocks, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bt cotton; GM cotton; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 77953572889     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000009790422142     Document Type: Article

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