Herbicide-tolerant BT cotton
October 10 , 2024
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- 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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