Economic and Environmental Impacts of Adoption of Genetically Modified Rice in California

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  • Craig A. Bond
  • Colin A. Carter
  • Hossein Farzin
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors wish to thank Donna Mitten from Bayer CropScience for her cooperation. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher and the authors. To simplify information, trade names of products have been used. No endorsement of named or illustrated products is intended, nor is criticism implied of similar products that are not mentioned or illustrated. This publication has been anonymously peer-reviewed for technical accuracy by University of California scientists and other qualified professionals.

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تاریخ انتشار 2005