Environmental impact of transgenic plants

Transgenic Plant Research

Volumn , Issue , 2022, Pages 277-285

  Dale, Philip J ^a   Irwin, Judith A ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Environmental impact; Genetic modification; Risk assessment; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 85127630030     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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