Yields, insecticide productivity, and Bt Corn: Evidence from damage abatement models in the philippines

AgBioForum

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 35-46

  Mutuc, Maria Erlinda ^a   Rejesus, Roderick M ^b   Yorobe, Jose M ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Bt corn; Damage abatement; Genetically modified crops; Pesticide use; Philippines; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455213323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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