Tag: Cotton
The real success story of GM cotton and edible cotton oil in India 2002-2011
A wonderful colorful and readable booklet about the success of Bt cotton in India has been made available from the ISAAA website for India.A sample table from this booklet tells the story of the massive expansion of cotton output over the last 10 years. Indian cotton production statistics this last decade
Pollen defences used to protect corn and cotton against fungus damage
Flower power to help improve corn yield › News in Science (ABC Science) Flower power to help improve corn yield Wednesday, 4 May 2011 Anna Salleh Reposted from ABC Radio Australia Genes normally only active in the flowers of plants could be used to protect the whole plant from resist fungal disease, say Australian researchers….
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Production-chain management is key issue in GM crop escapes
Sloppy seed-sorting main culprit in GM crop escapes(Press release about a free access PLoS ONE article linked below)María Elena Hurtado17 December 2010 IMAGE: Honey bees transmit GM pollen to non-GM fields, but human error plays a bigger role in GM contamination Careless handling of seeds may be the key reason for the unintended spread of…
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Movement of genes via cross pollination from cotton fields subject of a scientific study.
SCIENCE DAILYTransgenic Crops: How Genes Jump from Crop to Crop1st December 2010A new data-driven statistical model that incorporates the surrounding landscape in unprecedented detail describes the transfer of an inserted bacterial gene via pollen and seed dispersal in cotton plants more accurately than previously available methods. Shannon Heuberger, a graduate student at the University of…
Release of sterilised moths avoids the need for refuges in cotton growing
Success in integrated pest management of pink boll worm in Arizona provides encouraging news for both the environment and for cotton growers. A two-pronged strategy involving insect protected cotton and biological control with wide scale release of sterile moths virtually eliminates resistance to the genetically inbuilt cotton insect protection system in pink boll worm pests.
Community Contest #1 and more!
Hi everybody! Frank N. Foode™ here. Biofortified is workin’ on building its community of editors, contributors, and readers with the new profile system. We’re also coming up on our first Biennial celebration on the 31st of the month, making this an exciting month for talking about plant genetics. Plus we’ll have more to say about…
Genome sequence of Peruvian wild cotton enters the public domain through corporate donation to databases
MONSANTO AND ILLUMINA REACH KEY MILESTONE IN SEQUENCING OF COTTON GENOME. Press release Companies Will Donate Info to the Public Domain; Texas A&M Professor to Lead Effort on Cotton Genome Sequencing ST. LOUIS and SAN DIEGO (Sept. 22, 2010) – The complicated cotton genome is one step closer to having its genetic threads unraveled, thanks…
Cotton like Candy
Or Cottonseed you can Eat thanks to Genetic Engineering. A few years ago, I read about a research group that had used genetic engineering to remove a poisonous compound from cotton seed. Now, it seems, they are one step closer to making a positive impact on the availability of food for people in developing countries…