How valuable is glyphosate to UK agriculture and the environment?

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 280-284

  Cook, Sarah K ^a   Wynn, Sarah C ^a   Clarke, James H ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glyphosate; Gross margins; Herbicide; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650820607     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: 17431034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/21dec08     Document Type: Article

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