The effect of BT-maize on butterflies - Reckoning the risk

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 199-205

  Perry, Joe N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BT; Environmental risk assessment; Genetically modified maize; Mathematical model; Non target Lepidoptera

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80055050097     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: 17431034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/22oct02     Document Type: Article

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