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The Global Economic Impacts of Roundup Ready Soybeans

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Konduru, S., Kruse, J., Kalaitzandonakes, N. (2008). The Global Economic Impacts of Roundup Ready Soybeans. In: Stacey, G. (eds) Genetics and Genomics of Soybean. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72299-3_19

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