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How effective and safe is Bt-maize in South Africa?
Submitted: 17 June 2011 | Published: 13 September 2011
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Karl J. Kunert, Plant Science Department, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, South AfricaAbstract
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