Factors influencing U.S. consumer support for genetic modification to prevent crop disease

Appetite

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 8-14

  McComas, Katherine A ^a   Besley, John C ^b   Steinhardt, Joseph ^a  

^a Department of Communication Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fairness; Genetic modification; Late blight; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; CROP DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DNA MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; LATE BLIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE; POTATO LATE BLIGHT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SHOPPING; UNITED STATES; VIGNETTE; AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PERCEPTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOGNITION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897057366     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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