Consumer Attitude towards Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods in Sri Lanka
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Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Agricultural Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1016-1422
DOI: 10.4038/tar.v23i3.4666