Agronomic and consumer considerations for Bt and conventional sweet-corn

British Food Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 700-713

  Powell, D A ^a   Blaine, K ^a   Morris, S ^a   Wilson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Birkbank Farms ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Consumers; Farms; Food safety; Genetic engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986166654     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700310506254     Document Type: Article

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