Attitudes of European farmers towards GM crop adoption

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 945-957

  Areal, Francisco J ^a,b   Riesgo, Laura ^a,c   Rodríguez Cerezo, Emilio ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Coexistence; Farmers' attitudes; Genetically modified crops; Herbicide tolerant

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROP; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN UNION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN UNION; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80955157424     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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