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Genetically modified (GM) rice versus non-GM rice: pesticide use and yield

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Acknowledgements

We thank Zhurong Huang for her help in collecting and analyzing data. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71773150, 71273290, 71742002, 71333013) and the National Key Program on Genetically Modified New Varieties (2016ZX08015-001, 2018ZX08015-001).

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  1. China Economics and Management Academy, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, 100081, China

    Fangbin Qiao

  2. School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China

    Ruifa Hu

  3. School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China

    Jikun Huang

  4. School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100089, China

    Jikun Huang

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Qiao, F., Hu, R. & Huang, J. Genetically modified (GM) rice versus non-GM rice: pesticide use and yield. Sci. China Life Sci. 63, 785–787 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-019-9578-4

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