Bred for Europe but grown in America: The case of GM sugar beet

New Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-135

  Dillen, Koen ^a   Demont, Matty ^b   Tillie, Pascal ^a   Rodriguez Cerezo, Emilio ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Centre du riz pour l'Afrique Senegal   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS; BROAD SPECTRUM; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GLYPHOSATES; GM CROPS; HERBICIDE TOLERANT; HIGH POTENTIAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HERBICIDES; WEED CONTROL;

SUGAR BEETS;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUGAR BEET; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; BETA VULGARIS; BREEDING; EUROPE; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; UNITED STATES;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 84872371230     PISSN: 18716784     EISSN: 18764347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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