Biosafety management and commercial use of genetically modified crops in China

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 565-573

  Li, Yunhe ^a   Peng, Yufa ^a   Hallerman, Eric M ^b   Wu, Kongming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosafety regulation; Bt cotton; Ecological impact; Environmental risk assessment; Genetically modified crop

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; PAPAYA RINGSPOT VIRUS;

CHINA; CROP; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CHINA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; HUMANS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 84897958957     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-014-1567-x     Document Type: Review

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