INFORMATION QUALITY, TECHNOLOGY DEPRECIATION, AND BT COTTON ADOPTION IN THE SOUTHEAST [PDF]
In 1996, Bt cotton became one of the first genetically engineered crops to be available commercially. This study focuses on the various sources and quality of information about Bt cotton profitability available to farmers in the Southeast and assesses ...
Carlson, Gerald A. +2 more
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Challenging the miracle of transgenic crops in China: findings from a case study in cotton using panel data [PDF]
, 2008 Bt cotton has been cultivated in China for the past 10 years. Limitations of previous studies analyzing the impact of this technology are the short time period considered and lack of panel data.
Pemsl, Diemuth E. +3 more
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Efficacy of biorational insecticides against Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) and their selectivity for its parasitoid Encarsia formosa Gahan on Bt cotton. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2021 Gogi MD +9 more
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Analysis of hybrid woven fabrics with shape memory alloys wires embedded [PDF]
, 2010 Until recently, Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) were predominantly developed for applications in the biomedical and engineering industry, and only a limited number of applications in textiles are known. Fabrics made of natural fibres (e. g.
Ciesielska-Wrobel, Izabela +3 more
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The Economics of Biotechnology under Ecosystem Disruption [PDF]
Economic analysis of chemical pesticide use has shown that the interactions between plants, pests, damage control technology and state of the ecosystem are important variables to be considered. Hence, a bio-economic model was developed for the assessment
Gutierrez, Andrew P. +2 more
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From insecticide resistance to Bt cotton : ls insect pest management sustainable in small-scale farming systems ? [PDF]
, 2004 Cotton farmers relied for many years on chemicals to control large number of a variety of pests. Environmental and cost considerations have today drastically reduced new chemistry on the agrochemical market Pesticide resistance, and especially pyrethroid
Hofs, Jean-Luc +2 more
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Field efficacy of Bt cotton containing events DAS-21023-5 × DAS-24236-5 × SYN-IR102-7 against lepidopteran pests and impact on the non-target arthropod community in Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Marques LH +11 more
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Expression of Bt Protein in Transgenic Bt Cotton Plants and Ecological Fitness of These Plants in Different Habitats. [PDF]
Front Plant Sci, 2020 Liu L, Guo R, Qin Q, Fu J, Liu B.
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Smallholders' use of Bt-cotton under unfavourable context: lessons from South Africa [PDF]
The bulk of the South African cotton crop is produced by large scale commercial farmers. Therefore it might be misleading to present South Africa's impressive Genetically Modified Cotton (GMC) adoption figures as evidence of successful GMC use by ...
Jean-Luc Hofs +3 more
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