Monsanto has revealed that a common insect pest has developed resistance to its flagship genetically modified (GM) product in India. The agricultural biotechnology leader says it "detected unusual survival" of pink bollworms that fed on cotton containing the Cry1Ac gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, which codes for a protein that's toxic to many insect pests.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/hardy-cotton-munching-pests-are-latest-blow-gm-crops
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pallava-bagla
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/science
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pest-control
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biotechnology
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsanto
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bt-cotton
