Monsanto’s Bollgard potentially compromised in India

Journal or Publishing Institution: Nature Biotechnology

Study: http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v23/n11/abs/nbt1105-1326.html

Author(s): Jayaraman, K. S.

Article Type: Journal Publication

Record ID: 1143

Abstract: A fresh controversy has erupted over Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton after the publication of a study by a government institute in India showing that Bt cotton planted in India is not as efficient in killing bollworms there as it is in the US or China.

Keywords: Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), Bt cotton, India, bollworms, efficacy

Citation: Jayaraman, K. S., 2005. Monsanto’s Bollgard potentially compromised in India. Nature Biotechnology, 23, 1326.