September 24, 2019

Adoption of Genetically Engineered Cotton in the U.S.

This data product summarizes the adoption of herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant cotton. The tables below provide data obtained by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) in (...)

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June 13, 2019

Swaziland finds success with GMO cotton

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August 31, 2018

‘White gold’: GMO cotton renews hope for Nigeria’s troubled textile industry

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July 23, 2019

Pink Bollworm Versus Bt Cotton: Three Countries, Three Results

The caterpillar of the pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) destroys cotton yield by munching on the seeds in cotton bolls. (Photo credit: Alex Yelich, Department of (...)

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November 1, 2018

Kenyan farmers to grow Bt cotton commercially starting Apr

Kenyan farmers will start commercially growing transgenic Bt cotton from next April after waiting for nearly two decades. The development is likely to spur economic (...)

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September 25, 2018

GMO cotton prompts dramatic drop in China’s pesticide use

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August 2, 2018

Ethiopia's Bt cotton move challenges rival Kenya

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November 10, 2018

CRISPR SOLVES COTTON BOLLWORM RESISTANCE MYSTERY

Scientists have used genomics and gene editing to discover a genetic mutation that makes cotton bollworm caterpillars—one of the world’s most destructive cotton pests—resistant to (...)

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July 24, 2019

Kenya field trial shows Bt cotton boosts yields four-fold

BY VERENARDO MEEME As Kenya harvests its national performance trials of genetically modified (GM) pest-resistant Bt cotton, preliminary results show it boosts yields four-fold over (...)

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September 8, 2019

INDIA: Bt cotton regains farmers' confidence

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