Response to issues on GM agriculture in Africa: Are transgenic crops safe?

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Adenle, Ademola A ^a,b  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

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EID: 80053599821     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-388     Document Type: Article

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