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Evaluation of five emerging biotechnologies for maize

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleArticleLanguage: English Publication details: 1982. USA : Oxford University Press,ISSN:
  • 0006-3568
  • 1525-3244 (Online)
Subject(s): In: Bioscience v. 32, no. 8, p. 675-676Summary: Scientists were surveyed as part of an assessment of five emerging biotechnologies that are potentially applicable to commercial US maize production by the year 2000. The largest gains expected by scientists were from plant growth regulators, followed by photosynthetic enhancement, cell or tissue culture, and biological nitrogen fixation.
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Scientists were surveyed as part of an assessment of five emerging biotechnologies that are potentially applicable to commercial US maize production by the year 2000. The largest gains expected by scientists were from plant growth regulators, followed by photosynthetic enhancement, cell or tissue culture, and biological nitrogen fixation.

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