Gene flow scenarios with transgenic maize in Mexico
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Gene flow scenarios with transgenic maize in Mexico.
Maize diversity is widespread in Mexico and it has been stewarded by campesinos in small communities until the present. With the arrival of transgenic maize, the objective of this study is to analyze possible scenarios that could result if genetically modified maize were not regulated and openly available in Mexico. By applying a simple logistic model based on the conditions of maize production...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Biosafety Research
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1635-7922,1635-7930
DOI: 10.1051/ebr:2004013