Comparing conventional and biotechnology-based pest management

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5793-5798

  Duke, Stephen O ^a  

^a NATURAL PRODUCTS UTILIZATION RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

biotechnology; Bt; glyphosate; herbicides; insecticides; pest management; transgenic crop

Indexed keywords

BT; BT TOXIN; CARBON FOOTPRINT; GLYPHOSATE-RESISTANT; GLYPHOSATES; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; MULTIPLE GENES; PEST MANAGEMENT; REDUCED TILLAGE; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; TRANS-GENES; TRANSGENIC CROP; TRANSGENIC CROPS; WEED MANAGEMENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROPS; GENES; HERBICIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); WEED CONTROL;

MANAGEMENT;

HEXAPODA;

ANIMAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; GENETICS; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WEED CONTROL;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 79958000638     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf200961r     Document Type: Article

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