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Ecological Impact of Bt Cotton
Journal of New Seeds, 2003Abstract An overview of the ecological impact of transgenic crops, especially Bt cotton, is given in this paper. Crops expressing insecticidal crystal protein (ICP) genes from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) were among the first transgenic products approved for commercial use in the USA and several other countries.
Allan E. Zipf, Kanniah Rajasekaran
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Tritrophic Effects in Bt Cotton
Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2005Transgenic insecticidal Bt crops are being increasingly used worldwide, and concern is increasing about resistance and their effects on nontarget organisms. The toxin acts as a weak pesticide and, hence, the effects are subtler than those of chemical biocides.
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Science China Life Sciences, 2010
The objective of this study is to examine whether or not the gains from reduced spraying for bollworms are being sustained more than one decade after the initial adoption in 2007. Based on farm-level data collected by the authors in 1999-2007 in 16 villages from 4 provinces, this study shows that insecticides applied for controlling bollworms have ...
JiKun, Huang +7 more
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The objective of this study is to examine whether or not the gains from reduced spraying for bollworms are being sustained more than one decade after the initial adoption in 2007. Based on farm-level data collected by the authors in 1999-2007 in 16 villages from 4 provinces, this study shows that insecticides applied for controlling bollworms have ...
JiKun, Huang +7 more
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Bt Cotton and the Legitimation of Democracy
2017This chapter explores how the legitimation of democracy involves attempts to secure justice in the exercise of power with regard to redistribution, recognition and representation in the negotiation of risk. This is depicted using Habermas’ (Between facts and norms.
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Bt Cotton Adoption and Wellbeing of Farmers in Pakistan [PDF]
, 2012 Among the four largest cotton-producing countries, only Pakistan had not commercially adopted Bt cotton by 2010. However, the cultivation of first-generation (Cry1Ac) Bt cotton, unapproved and unregulated, increased rapidly after 2005. Using the propensity score matching method, this paper examines the economic impact of the available Bt varieties on ...
Nazli, Hina +3 more
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Development of Bt Cotton supply
2015This bachelor's thesis deals with the issue of genetically modified crops, particularly Bt cotton and its adoption in Burkina Faso. At first, the influence of various aspects of globalization and multinational corporations' activities on developing countries is described. It is followed by information about both traditional cotton and Bt-cotton and its
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