Biotechnology in agriculture: Agronomic and environmental considerations and reflections based on 15 years of GM crops

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 747-763

  Mannion, A M ^a   Morse, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agriculture; biotechnology; crop production; environmental impact; genetic modification

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGRONOMY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM;

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84869045029     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133312457109     Document Type: Review

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