Molecular genetic basis of lab-and field-selected Bt resistance in pink bollworm

JA Fabrick, X Li, Y Carrière, BE Tabashnik - Insects, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella, is one of the most damaging
pests of cotton worldwide. Cotton has been genetically engineered to produce insect-killing …

[HTML][HTML] Biotechnology and Solutions: Insect-Pest-Resistance Management for Improvement and Development of Bt Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

A Razzaq, MM Zafar, A Ali, P Li, F Qadir, LT Zahra… - Plants, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Cotton (Gossypium spp. L.) is a major origin of natural fiber, and is projected at 117 million
bales worldwide for 2021/22. A variety of biotic and abiotic stresses have considerable …

Are genetically modified and genome-edited crops viable strategies for climate-change adaptation among smallholder farmers?

MA Schnurr, J Rock, A Kingiri, S Lieberman - Current Opinion in …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Genetic modification and genome editing are laboratory techniques that allow plant
breeders to alter an organism's DNA with the aim of enhancing the expression of beneficial …

[HTML][HTML] Is there a future for smallholder farmers in bioeconomy? The case of 'improved'seeds in South Punjab, Pakistan

M Zuberi, M Spies, JØ Nielsen - Forest Policy and Economics, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Smallholder farmers are key players in agrarian value chains, particularly in the Global
South. In the planning of technology-oriented agricultural interventions featured prominently …

Dried up Bt cotton narratives: Climate, debt and distressed livelihoods in semi-arid smallholder India

A Karamchedu - Climate and Development, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
This paper interrogates technological fix narratives on the genetically modified crop Bt cotton
in India that claim to address poverty under climate change. Furthermore, I focus on the …

Hybrid Bt cotton is failing in India: cautions for Africa

AP Gutierrez, PE Kenmore, L Ponti - Environmental Sciences Europe, 2023‏ - Springer
This paper reviews the ongoing failure of hybrid transgenic Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton
unique to India. The underlying cause for this failure is the high cost of hybrid seed that …

Mistranslating refuge crops: analyzing policy mobilities in the context of Indian Bt cotton production

K Najork, M Keck - Geographica Helvetica, 2022‏ - gh.copernicus.org
In light of recent pink bollworm (PBW) pest infestations in several cotton-producing states in
India, farmers of genetically engineered Bt cotton (Bt for Bacillus thuringiensis) have faced …

Yield Decline and Resistance Development in Sucking Pests of Cotton in the Context of Unwise Spraying Techniques

S Ashraf, KM Ch, I Ashraf - Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of …, 2024‏ - ppaspk.org
Over 100 countries are producing cotton, which provides raw materials to the industry and
employment opportunities for the people. Limiting the cost of production, conserving the …

Two Decades of Bt Cotton in India: Experience, Impact, and policy imperatives

AA Reddy - Impact, and policy imperatives (November 14, 2024), 2024‏ - papers.ssrn.com
This paper examines the adoption and impact of Bt cotton in India from its introduction in
2002 through 2022. Bt cotton, genetically modified to resist cotton bollworm-a major pest …

Sustainability Transitions in German Livestock Farming: The Role of Innovations, Incumbents, and Imagined Futures

J Friedrich - 2023‏ - ediss.uni-goettingen.de
Environmental degradation, climate change, and issues of social justice highlight the need
to develop and transition to more sustainable modes of production, consumption, and living …