TNPSC Thervupettagam

Herbicide-tolerant BT cotton

October 10 , 2024 21 days 107 0
  • The government is promoting Herbicide-tolerant BT (HTBT) cotton to reduce the use of herbicide 'glyphosate'.
  • 'Glyphosate' is designed to kill all plants coming into contact with it, the chemical cannot ordinarily distinguish between crop and weed.
  • The use of glyphosate involves health hazards and risk to human beings and animals.
  • The HTBt cotton variant adds another layer of modification, making the plant resistant to the herbicide glyphosate.

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