Bt cotton in India: Current status and impact on textile industry

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B - Biological Sciences

Volumn 79, Issue PART 3, 2009, Pages 195-211

  Mayee, C D ^a  

^a Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board of ICAR   (India)

Author keywords

Benefits of technology; Biotech cotton; Bt cotton; Cotton and textile industry; Pesticide usages

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79955808070     PISSN: 03698211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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