Effects of genetic modification on the decomposition of corn residues measured by litter-bag method

Cereal Research Communications

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2008, Pages 475-478

  Villányi, Ilona ^a   Bakonyi, Gábor ^b   Biró, Borbála ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis toxin; Corn decomposition; Genetically modified plants

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80053060300     PISSN: 01333720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/CRC.36.2008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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