Gm Cotton

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New GM cotton can reverse the yield decline

Are the fears over GM mustard overblown?

Biotech regulator GEAC has recommended the environmental release of genetically-modified mustard. But not all are happy with this decision. So what are the concerns around GM crops?

Bayer revives plan to introduce new GM cotton seeds in India: Report

In late 2016, Monsanto withdrew an application seeking approval from New Delhi for the GM variety Bollgard II Roundup Ready Flex (RRF)

India axes royalties paid by local seed companies to Bayer for GM cotton

The decision could dissuade other foreign seed companies from scaling up their investment in the sector

'Civil disobedience': Group says it planted unapproved GM cotton seeds

Industry officials estimate the area planted with such seeds reached at least 10 percent of the 12.2 million hectares of Indian cotton acreage in 2018.

GM cotton: Monsanto wins patent war in India as SC rules in its favour

SC ruled the company's patent for Bt cotton seeds is valid, overturning a judgment by the Delhi HC saying certain items such as seeds, plants and animals can't be patented under Indian laws

Andhra Pradesh warns firms over spread of unapproved Monsanto GM seeds

Since planting is over and we can now only collect leaf samples, we will have to rely on farmers to trace the origin of seeds: Andhra

AP govt seeks legitimising cultivation of herbicide-tolerant GM cotton

Hyderabad, 8 October: In a move that seeks to legitimise the cultivation of Roundup Ready Flex or Glycel BT hybrid cotton (BG II RRF), Andhra Pradesh government has set up a panel to study the efficacy of the seed in the fields based on a representation from local farmers.The twin traits of herbicide tolerance as well as bollworm resistance have made this genetically modified(GM) hybrid cotton so popular among farmers in major cotton growing states that it now accounts for 15-20 percent of cotton sowing area in the country, according to recent reports."Farmers of Amaravati Mandal, Guntur District have stated that, they are cultivating RRF or Glycel BT Hybrid Cotton Seeds during last year and this year, in view of its efficacy and resistance in weed management. This cotton seed is under cultivation in 50 percent of cotton growing villages and 15 percent of the total state," the state government stated in its orders while constituting a committee besides directing it to submit a report .

Andhra to inspect cultivation of Monsanto's unapproved GM cotton

The order did not say how the farmers accessed the unapproved variety of GM cotton