Transgenic trees for biomass: The effects of regulatory restrictions and court decisions on the pace of commercialization

AgBioForum

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-397

  Sedjo, Roger A ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Eucalyptus; Genetic engineering; Litigation; Regulation; Renewable energy; Transgenic trees

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 79851474256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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