Gene technology in R&D provision to the Australian sugar industry: Sweetening up public research?

Rural Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 163-180

  Russell, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 85010607121     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.11.3.163     Document Type: Article

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