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Transgenic weed beets: possible, probable, avoidable?

  1. Benoît Desplanque,
  2. Nina Hautekèete,
  3. Henk Van Dijk*

Article first published online: 5 AUG 2002

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2002.00736.x

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Journal of Applied Ecology

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volume 39, Issue 4, pages 561–571, August 2002

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Desplanque, B., Hautekèete, N. and Van Dijk, H. (2002), Transgenic weed beets: possible, probable, avoidable?. Journal of Applied Ecology, 39: 561–571. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2002.00736.x

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  1. Laboratoire de Génétique et Evolution des Populations Végétales, UPRESA CNRS 8016 FR CNRS 1818, Université de Lille I, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France

* Dr H. Van Dijk, Laboratoire de Génétique et Evolution des Populations Végétales, Université de Lille I, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France (fax + 33 3 20 43 69 99; e-mail henk.van-dijk@univ-lille1.fr).

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  1. Issue published online: 5 AUG 2002
  2. Article first published online: 5 AUG 2002
  3. Received 19 September 2001; final copy received 11 March 2002

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