Benefits of transgenic plants: A socioeconomic perspective

Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 64, Issue , 2010, Pages 615-629

  Qaim, Matin ^a   Subramanian, Arjunan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84903287834     PISSN: 0934943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02391-0_28     Document Type: Chapter

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