The impact of agricultural biotechnology on supply and land-use

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 755, Issue , 2014, Pages 676-703

  Barrows, Geoffrey ^a   Sexton, Steven ^b   Zilberman, David ^c  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84938205795     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14694395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X14000400     Document Type: Article

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