What is the difference between bt crops and bt cotton.
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BT cotton is geneticaly modified organism GMO or geneticaly pest resistance plant cotton variety which produce an insecticide to combat boll worm . BT crops are named for bacillus thuringiens a bacteria that naturally produces a crystal protein that is toxic for many pest insecticides .
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Bacillus thuringiensis
Bt cotton is a genetically modified crop. Just that. Follow the explanation to understand the need of such a crop and how it is exactly done. Bt stands for Bacillus thuringiensis - a soil bacterium which contains a toxic gene called Bt gene. The aim is to make the cotton crop resistant to bollworm.
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