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Diffusion of Bt Cotton in India: Impact of Seed Prices and Technological Development [PDF]

Recent studies in the literature examining impact of government seed price intervention on adoption of Bt cotton get different results depending on the specifics of the situation analyzed.
Arora, Anchal, Bansal, Sangeeta
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The legitimation of risk and Bt cotton: a case study of Bantala village in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India [PDF]

, 2014
This article explores Ulrich Beck’s theorisation of risk society through focusing on the way in which the risk of Bt cotton is legitimated by six cultivators in Bantala, a village in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, in India.
Desmond, Elaine
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Screening for Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) Resistance in Early‐Maturing Tropical Maize Adapted to Sub‐Saharan Africa

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) has emerged as a serious pest since 2016 in Africa, affecting the food security and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers, especially those growing maize. Native genetic resistance to FAW is essential for reducing yield loss.
Adamu Masari Abubakar, Idris Ishola Adejumobi, Muhyideen Oyekunle, Tegawende Odette Bonkoungou, Usman Muhammad, Onehireba Udah, Baffour Badu‐Apraku   +6 more
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Biotechnology and Solutions: Insect-Pest-Resistance Management for Improvement and Development of Bt Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). [PDF]

Plants (Basel), 2023
Razzaq A, Zafar MM, Ali A, Li P, Qadir F, Zahra LT, Shaukat F, Laghari AH, Yuan Y, Gong W.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Economic Performance of Bt Cotton Varieties in Pakistan [PDF]

Farmers in Pakistan have been growing cotton that contains the first generation of Bt gene since 2002. The cultivation of these varieties, although formally unapproved and unregulated, increased rapidly after 2005.
Meilke, Karl D., Nazli, Hina, Orden, David, Sarker, Rakhal   +3 more
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CRISPR/Cas‐Mediated Gene Editing in Plant Immunity and Its Potential for the Future Development of Fungal, Oomycete, and Bacterial Pathogen‐Resistant Pulse Crops

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pulses provide myriad health benefits and are advantageous in an environmental context as a result of their leguminous nature. However, phytopathogenic fungi, oomycetes and bacteria pose a substantial threat to pulse production, at times leading to crop failure.
Stacy D. Singer, Mohammed M. Mukthar, Udaya Subedi, Hari Poudel, Guanqun Chen, Nora Foroud, Syama Chatterton   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emerging technological developments to address pest resistance in Bt cotton

Journal of Cotton Research
Cotton plays a crucial role in shaping Indian economy and rural livelihoods. The cotton crop is prone to numerous insect pests, necessitating insecticidal application, which increases production costs.
Selvarani Nagaraj, Ravikesavan Rajasekaran, Jayamani Palaniappan, Selvakumar Rangasamy, Chitra Narayanasamy, Manikanda Booapathi Narayanan   +5 more
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Sustainable access of quality seeds of genetically engineered crops in Eastern Africa - Case study of Bt Cotton. [PDF]

GM Crops Food, 2023
Kedisso EG, Guenthner J, Maredia K, Elagib T, Oloo B, Assefa S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Transgenic varieties and productivity of smallholder cotton farmers in China [PDF]

Genetically modified cotton varieties have greater production efficiency for smallholders in farming communities in China. We also find that the adoption of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton varieties leads to a significant decrease in the use of ...
Hu, Ruifa, Huang, Jikun, Pray, Carl E., Qiao, Fangbin, Rozelle, Scott   +4 more
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Effects of transgenic Cry1Ac + CpTI cotton on non-target mealybug pest Ferrisia virgata and its predator Cryptolaemus montrouzieri [PDF]

, 2014
Recently, several invasive mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) have rapidly spread to Asia and have become a serious threat to the production of cotton including transgenic cotton.
De Clercq, Patrick, Deng, Congshuang, He, Yunyu, Liu, Ping, Pang, Hong, Wu, Hongsheng, Xie, Jiaqin, Zang, Yuhong   +7 more
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