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Find out about Bt cotton from an agriculture expert. Prepare a
short note on its advantages/disadvantages.
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Answer:
Advantages.
Bt cotton is a genetically modified form of cotton. It is produced by adding a gene from a bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis to the crop plant which makes it resistant from the attack of the pests. The gene from the bacteria kills the pest like moths, beetles, flies that feed on the cotton crop.
disadvantages.
The gene from the bacteria kills the pest like moths, beetles, flies that feed on the cotton crop. However, there are few disadvantages associated with it. The poor farmers could not afford Bt cotton seeds as of their very high cost (expensive) as compared to non-genetically modified, normal seeds.
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Advantages.
Bt cotton is a genetically modified form of cotton. It is produced by adding a gene from a bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis to the crop plant which makes it resistant from the attack of the pests. The gene from the bacteria kills the pest like moths, beetles, flies that feed on the cotton crop.
disadvantages.
The gene from the bacteria kills the pest like moths, beetles, flies that feed on the cotton crop. However, there are few disadvantages associated with it. The poor farmers could not afford Bt cotton seeds as of their very high cost (expensive) as compared to non-genetically modified, normal seeds.