A case of resistance: Herbicide-tolerant soybeans in Bolivia

AgBioForum

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-205

  Smale, Melinda ^a   Zambrano, Patricia ^b   Paz Ybarnegaray, Rodrigo ^c   Fernández Montaño, Willy ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Fundación Valles   (Bolivia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Bolivia; HT soybeans; Off farm income; Social networks; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84865740494     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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