Bt cotton and sustainability of pesticide reductions in India

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 47-55

  Krishna, Vijesh V ^a   Qaim, Matin ^b  

^a NASC Complex   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Genetically modified crops; Insect resistance; Panel survey data; Secondary pests; Smallholder farmers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COTTON; DATA SET; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENTOMOLOGY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HEALTH RISK; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; PESTICIDE; POPULATION OUTBREAK; REFUGIUM; SMALLHOLDER; SPRAY; SURVEY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

INDIA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84855802301     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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