The impact of corn rootworm protected biotechnology traits in the United States

AgBioForum

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-230

  Marra, Michele C ^a   Piggott, Nicholas E ^a   Goodwin, Barry K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn rootworm; Crop biotechnology economics; Refugia.

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865801049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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