Bee-mediated pollen and gene flow from GM plants

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 561, Issue , 2001, Pages 25-32

  Williams, I H ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Biotechnology; Bombus spp.; Breeding systems; Isozyme; Legumes; Trifolium repens

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 77956010051     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2001.561.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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