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Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT The overuse of synthetic pesticides in agriculture has raised significant environmental and health concerns. Biopesticides have emerged as viable, environmentally compatible alternatives. However, recent comprehensive reviews integrating all biopesticide categories and emphasizing their contribution to synthetic‐pesticide‐free and health‐safe ...
Molalign Assefa +5 more
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Control of cotton bollworms with fenvalerate in India
, 1982 The synthetic pyrethroid fenvalerate (Sumicidin® 20E*) has been tested in 64 field trials of the control of bollworms on rainfed and irrigated cotton in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and ...
Agnihothrudu, V., Gour, T. B.
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Impact of Bt Cotton on the Farmer's Livelihood System in China [PDF]
In order to analyze the impacts of Bt cotton on the farmers' livelihood system, we interviewed 169 farmers and extension personnel in the main cotton production areas in Hebei province in the year 2002 and 2003.
Yuhong Wu +4 more
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Challenges facing the cotton sector worldwide and in Africa [PDF]
, 2023 To prepare the roadmap for its ten-year research on the cotton sector, CIRAD worked with a number of stakeholders to identify the main challenges facing the sector in the coming years, both globally and in Africa in particular. This document presents the
Kranthi, Keshav R. +2 more
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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2019 In the present study, CryIAc (Crystal protein) gene was cloned under Cry3A promoter, which is known to express vegetatively as a sporulation independent promoter, transformed into acrystalliferous strain of Bacillus thuringiensis.
Fakhar-un-Nisa Yunus +3 more
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Farmers’ Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Metarhizium-based Biopesticide to Control Cotton Bollworms in Benin (West Africa) [PDF]
The study assesses farmers’ perceptions and willingness to pay for a biopesticide developed from Metarhizium anisopliae a fungi. A sample of 400 conventional and organic cotton producers was randomly selected in cotton producing zones in Benin and ...
Nouhoheflin, Theodore +4 more
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Occupational hazards and health cost of women cotton pickers in Pakistani Punjab
BMC Public Health, 2016 Background Farm workers and female cotton pickers are exposed to residual impacts of pesticide use in cotton production, in addition to dust, ultraviolet radiation, etc. Cotton picking causes various health hazards among cotton pickers with varied health
Khuda Bakhsh +6 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 The introduction of transgenic cotton (Bt-cotton) for controlling bollworms has resulted in increased production; however, the residual effects of mulches from Bt-cotton are poorly understood.
Muhammad Waseem Riaz Marral +4 more
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Plant Genetic Engineering: Technological Pathways, Application Scenarios, and Future Directions
Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 30, 28 May 2026.This review maps the fast‐evolving landscape of plant genetic engineering, linking enabling platforms with trait‐focused applications in architecture optimization, stress resilience, yield improvement, and quality enhancement. It highlights how genome editing, transgenic strategies, and emerging multi‐gene approaches reshape breeding pipelines, while ...
Peilin Wang +4 more
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Effectiveness and chemical pest control of Bt-cotton in the Yangtze River Valley, China [PDF]
The sustainability of Bt-cotton in China, at least along Yellow River Valley, has been questioned, so this paper examines its effectiveness along Yangtze River Valley, where Bt-cotton is also widely sown, to determine what might be the factors beneath ...
Michel Fok +3 more
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