What are advantages and disadvantages of BT cotton
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ADVANTAGES OF BT COTTON —
a. BT cotton successfully repels the boll weevil larvae, one of the pests of cotton plants, and other larval insects that harm the plant; eliminating the necessity for pesticides.
b. There are no potentially physical health hazards, while in the form of semi fabrics or raw material.
DISADVANTAGES OF BT COTTON —
1. We don't know the consequences of inserting the BT gene into the cotton gene pool.
2. Since it affects all larval insects, there are chances that beneficial caterpillars in the area will be killed too.
3. Famous cotton based firms like Monsanto might put special crop seeds out of the reach of developing countries, who may require them to protect already-polluted groundwater, environment, etc.
4. It is ecologically a hectic task to cultivate such a crop, due to its need of pesticides for 8-10 times in a single season (to get a decent yield). This requires a tractor, and subsequently its fuel as well as the farmer's time and money.
5. It poisons the groundwater and is a health hazard to humans and other organisms.
a. BT cotton successfully repels the boll weevil larvae, one of the pests of cotton plants, and other larval insects that harm the plant; eliminating the necessity for pesticides.
b. There are no potentially physical health hazards, while in the form of semi fabrics or raw material.
DISADVANTAGES OF BT COTTON —
1. We don't know the consequences of inserting the BT gene into the cotton gene pool.
2. Since it affects all larval insects, there are chances that beneficial caterpillars in the area will be killed too.
3. Famous cotton based firms like Monsanto might put special crop seeds out of the reach of developing countries, who may require them to protect already-polluted groundwater, environment, etc.
4. It is ecologically a hectic task to cultivate such a crop, due to its need of pesticides for 8-10 times in a single season (to get a decent yield). This requires a tractor, and subsequently its fuel as well as the farmer's time and money.
5. It poisons the groundwater and is a health hazard to humans and other organisms.
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Bt cotton can be defined as a genetically modified cotton variety plant that is pest-resistant in nature. It is known to produce a certain insecticide in order to fight bollworm.
The advantages of Bt Cotton are as follows:
- It fights the pests of cotton plants along with some other larval insects as well. It curtails the use of pesticides in plants.
- In the case of Bt cotton, we barely come across any health hazards.
The disadvantages of Bt Cotton are as follows:
- The consequences of putting the Bt gene into the gene pool of cotton are unknown as of now.
- The good caterpillars in the specific region might get killed as it has adverse effects on nearly all larval insects.
- It comes at the heavy expenses of fuel, tractors, and farmers' money. Hence, cultivating crops of these kinds might be a complicated process.
These are the potential advantages and disadvantages of Bt cotton.
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