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Economics of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton Across the States

2016
In this chapter we examine the cost of cultivation, various input costs, the value of output, and the profitability of Bt and Non-Bt cotton under irrigated and unirrigated conditions. These aspects have also been examined for different farm sizes and these results are given at the end of the chapter.
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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Economics of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton in Andhra Pradesh

2016
This section deals with the pattern of input use and cost of cultivation. These two factors play a key role in accepting or rejecting a new crop or a seed variety. An attempt is made to explore the differences in harvesting practices, inter-culture operations and transport from fields to homes.
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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Economics of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton in Tamil Nadu

2016
In this chapter, an attempt has been made to examine economics of Bt cotton vis-a-vis non-Bt cotton by examining the relationship of various factors to the yield, value of output and profit of cotton cultivation reported by the sample farmer households. It includes average Bt and non-Bt cotton yields, cost of production, value of output and profit, and
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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Nature and Performance of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton in Gujarat

2016
In this chapter, the socio-agro economic profile of selected 180 sample households is given based on the analysis of farm level survey data collected for cotton season 2004–2005. Districts of Rajkot and Vadodara were selected for the study and from each selected district, 90 sample households comprising 45 Bt cotton growers and 45 non-Bt HB cotton ...
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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Nature and Performance of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton in Maharashtra

2016
The chapter provides the findings and analysis on various features such as varieties of cotton cultivated, pest resistance, pesticide use, input use, performance, and the economics, comparing Bt and Non-Bt cotton.
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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Ecological Impact of Bt Cotton

Journal of New Seeds, 2003
Abstract 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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Nature and Performance of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton Across the States

2016
In Andhra Pradesh, cotton is a very important crop and stands at the third place in terms of area cultivated. Over the past two and half decades there had been a significant increase in the area under cotton in the state. Cotton has been grown under both irrigated and unirrigated conditions and the latter dominates.
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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Nature and Performance of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton in Andhra Pradesh

2016
As a backdrop for the study, this chapter is aimed at examining the area under Bt cotton and non-Bt cotton, cotton varieties used by the sample households, average seed cost, pesticides used in Bt and Non-Bt cotton and their cropping pattern basing on the sample data.
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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Cotton bollworm resistance to Bt transgenic cotton: A case analysis

Science China Life Sciences, 2010
Cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) is one of the most serious insect pests of cotton. Transgenic cotton expressing Cry toxins derived from a soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), has been produced to target this pest. Bt cotton has been widely planted around the world, and this has resulted in efficient control of bollworm populations with ...
ChenXi, Liu, YunHe, Li, YuLin, Gao, ChangMing, Ning, KongMing, Wu   +4 more
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Nature and Performance of Bt Cotton vs. Non-Bt Cotton in Tamil Nadu

2016
This chapter presents the sampling used for the study. The sample households consisted of 90 Bt cotton cultivators and 90 Non Bt cotton cultivators. The Bt as well as Non Bt cotton cultivators had been selected from seven villages in Salem and Perambalur districts.
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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