Improved method for nondestructive measurement of dynamic pollen source strength from transgenic crops using sonic anemometer

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-39

  Junming, Wang ^a   Yang, Xiusheng ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Gene flow; Pollen; Release rate; Source strength; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551513061     PISSN: 19346344     EISSN: 19346352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3965/j.issn.1934-6344.2009.01.033-039     Document Type: Article

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