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Bt cotton falling to pest, Maharashtra tensed [1]

MUMBAI: Genetically modified or Bt cotton is no longer resistant to pink bollworm - a major pest in Mahahrashtra, prompting the state government to write to the Union government to seek its interve

Publication Date: 
05/07/2017
Times Of India (Mumbai) [2]
Tags:
Maharashtra [3], Bt Cotton [4], Crop Pests [5], Farmers [6], Agriculture [7]

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