Field performance of Bt transgenic crops: A review

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-26

  Wang, Fei ^a   Peng, Shaobing ^a   Cui, Kehui ^a   Nie, Lixiao ^a   Huang, Jianliang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt); Efficacy; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891438938     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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