{"id":247733,"date":"2023-06-13T20:17:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T14:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=247733"},"modified":"2023-06-13T20:17:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T14:47:11","slug":"seeds-of-stagnation-in-bt-cotton-can-newer-variants-impact-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/seeds-of-stagnation-in-bt-cotton-can-newer-variants-impact-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeds of stagnation in Bt cotton: Can newer variants impact productivity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong>This post is created based on the article <strong>\u201cSeeds of stagnation in Bt cotton: Can newer variants impact productivity?\u201d, <\/strong>published in <strong>Business Standard <\/strong>on 13<sup>th<\/sup> June 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus Topic: <\/strong>GS paper 3 \u2013 Science and tech \u2013 GM Crops<\/p>\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>GEAC is considering the genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton seed variant, Bollgard-2 Round-up Ready Flex (BG-2 RRF), for approval. It has asked for more information from the company.<\/p>\n<p>In another case, GEAC approved field trials of a new variant of GM cotton by Bioseed Research India Pvt Ltd that has a gene resistant to pink bollworm.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the factors behind delay in approval to cotton seed variant?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Concerns about the efficacy of BG-2 RRF against targeted pests, including the pink bollworm.<\/p>\n<p>Socioeconomic impact of its use.<\/p>\n<p>Agriculture is a state subject. In case of bio seed research\u2019s GM cotton, some states have not given their approval for field test.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the effects of delay in approval?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Increase in the use of illegally manufactured and untested second-generation Bt cotton, which could be harmful to farmers&#8217; health and the soil.<\/p>\n<p>The pink bollworm has developed resistance to Bt cotton, allegedly due to delays in allowing the growth of non-Bt cotton crops alongside Bt cotton to maintain resistance to new pests.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton is grown in 12-12.5 million hectares in India. The pest can reduce seed cotton yields by 35 to 90% and degrade the quality of the cotton produced.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What should be done to save the crops from pink bollworms?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Disrupting the pest\u2019s mating cycle,<\/p>\n<p>Releasing sterile moths to control its reproduction, and<\/p>\n<p>The extensive use of advanced varieties of Bt cotton seeds that are naturally resistant to pink bollworm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: This post is created based on the article \u201cSeeds of stagnation in Bt cotton: Can newer variants impact productivity?\u201d, published in Business Standard on 13th June 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS paper 3 \u2013 Science and tech \u2013 GM Crops News: GEAC is considering the genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton seed variant, Bollgard-2 Round-up Ready&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/seeds-of-stagnation-in-bt-cotton-can-newer-variants-impact-productivity\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Seeds of stagnation in Bt cotton: Can newer variants impact productivity?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[10503,216],"class_list":["post-247733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-business-standard","tag-gs-paper-3","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700790491,"cached_date":1704857316},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247733\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}