Applying a weed risk assessment approach to GM crops

Transgenic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 957-969

  Keese, Paul K ^a   Robold, Andrea V ^a   Myers, Ruth C ^a   Weisman, Sarah ^a   Smith, Joe ^a  

^a Office of the Prudential Regulator   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Environmental risk assessment; GM plant; GMO regulation; Invasiveness; Weed risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WEED;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PLANT WEEDS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84916879082     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: 15739368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-013-9745-0     Document Type: Article

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