Transgenic crops are toxic, unsafe

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Transgenic crops are toxic, unsafe [1]

Biotech industry’s propaganda is false

The only transgenic crop grown in India is Bt cotton developed by injecting a toxin from a soil bacterium called Bacillus Thuringiensis [Bt] into a cotton seed through a highly sophisticated process. When planted the seed produces a highly toxic cotton plant. Its roots, stem, leaves and boll continuously secrete Bt toxin.

Publication Date:

21/05/2012

Source: Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad) [2]

Tags:

Bt Cotton [3], Biotechnology Industry [4], Ministry Of Agriculture [5], Maharashtra [6], Pesticides [7], GM Crops [8], Scientists [9], Health Effects [10], Agriculture [11], Andhra Pradesh [12]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-chronicle-hyderabad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bt-cotton
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biotechnology-industry
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/scientists
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh