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Monday, November 23, 2009

Bt is it Good or Bad?

Bt Brinjal is a transgenic brinjal created out of inserting a gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis into Brinjal.

This is said to give the Brinjal plant resistance against lepidopteran insects like the Brinjal Fruit and Shoot Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis) and Fruit Borer (Helicoverpa armigera). It is reported that upon ingestion of the Bt toxin by the insect, there would be disruption of digestive processes, ultimately resulting in the death of the insect.

In way that quantum of pesticide use is getting comedown, overall farmers will get good and healthy yield.

Most of the scientist says Bt brinjal good for better, with opposite to this, some experts and farmers union says it will disturb the nature.

please comment ..................

1 comment:

  1. Dear Manjunath,

    It is too early to comment on Bt brinjal,needs to take several research especially on human health Vs feed to hunger population

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