Attitude gaps between conventional plant breeding crops and genetically modified crops, and psychological models determining the acceptance of the two crops

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-80

  Tanaka, Yutaka ^a  

^a OSAKA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

acceptance; attitude; conventional plant breeding crops; genetically modified (GM) crops; social survey; structural equation modeling (SEM)

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE; ATTITUDE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS; PLANT BREEDING; SOCIAL SURVEY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS; SURVEYS;

CROPS;

EID: 84873660410     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2012.726236     Document Type: Article

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