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Bt cotton replaces indigenous varieties in flag-making [1]

The Indian tricolour may have lost its indigenous connection with the ‘desi’ cotton variety, with the use of Bt cotton — a proprietary technology of an American seed company.

Publication Date: 
12/08/2013
Sharath S. Srivatsa [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Karnataka [4], Bt Cotton [5], Dharwad (D) [6], Chitradurga (D) [7], Biotechnology Industry [8], United States Of America (US) [9], Cotton [10], Agriculture [11]
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