Scientific Opinion on the annual Post-Market Environmental Monitoring (PMEM) report from BASF Plant Science Company GmbH on the cultivation of genetically modified potato EH92-527-1 in 2011

EFSA Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

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annual report; case specific monitoring; cultivation; general surveillance; GMO; PMEM; potato

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EID: 84861574870     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2012.3015     Document Type: Article

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