Coexistence of GM and non-GM crops with endogenously determined separation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2486-2493

  Gray, Emily ^a   Ancev, Tihomir ^a   Drynan, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coexistence; GM crops; Institutions; Pollen barrier

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COEXISTENCE; CROP PLANT; GENE FLOW; ORGANIC FARMING; POLLEN; PROBABILITY; TOLERANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 80053333597     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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