24 Σεπτεμβρίου 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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13 Ιουνίου 2019

Swaziland finds success with GMO cotton

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23 Ιουλίου 2019

Pink Bollworm Versus Bt Cotton: Three Countries, Three Results

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31 Αυγούστου 2018

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

Abdullahi Tsanni Nigeria’s textile industry was once a thriving part of the nation’s economy. The industry was once the country’s second-leading employer, with mills spread (...)

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25 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018

GMO cotton prompts dramatic drop in China’s pesticide use

BY MARK LYNAS China has experienced large and sustained reductions in pesticide use as a result of adopting GMO cotton, according to the largest-ever scientific (...)

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1 Νοεμβρίου 2018

Kenyan farmers to grow Bt cotton commercially starting Apr

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2 Αυγούστου 2018

Ethiopia's Bt cotton move challenges rival Kenya

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10 Νοεμβρίου 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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24 Ιουλίου 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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8 Σεπτεμβρίου 2019

INDIA: Bt cotton regains farmers' confidence

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