Bt cotton was developed using genes from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis that produce endotoxin proteins, which when expressed in cotton plants, make them resistant to the bollworm pest. The Bt toxin genes code for cry proteins that are toxic only to certain insect pests like the bollworm but non-toxic to other organisms. Many farmers in India have adopted Bt cotton as it requires fewer pesticide sprays and has increased cotton yields.
Bt cotton was developed using genes from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis that produce endotoxin proteins, which when expressed in cotton plants, make them resistant to the bollworm pest. The Bt toxin genes code for cry proteins that are toxic only to certain insect pests like the bollworm but non-toxic to other organisms. Many farmers in India have adopted Bt cotton as it requires fewer pesticide sprays and has increased cotton yields.
Copyright:
Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
Bt cotton was developed using genes from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis that produce endotoxin proteins, which when expressed in cotton plants, make them resistant to the bollworm pest. The Bt toxin genes code for cry proteins that are toxic only to certain insect pests like the bollworm but non-toxic to other organisms. Many farmers in India have adopted Bt cotton as it requires fewer pesticide sprays and has increased cotton yields.
Copyright:
Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd