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Citation: Chapter 16. Fred Gould. 1996. Deploying pesticidal engineered crops in developing countries. Pages 264-293. In: GJ Persley. Biotechnology and Integrated Pest Management. Biotechnology in Agriculture No. 15, CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon UK OX10 8DE, 475 pages.

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