Question

Write information about BT varieties being cultivated in India?​

Answer 1

Answer:

India has bred Bt-cotton varieties such as Bikaneri Nerma and hybrids such as NHH-44. ... Punjab Agricultural University(PAU) has successfully developed the country's first Bt cotton varieties. ICAR has identified three varieties, namely PAU Bt 1, F1861 and RS 2013, for cultivation in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan.

Answer 2

India has banned Bt-cotton varieties such as Bikaneri Nerma and hybrids such as NHH-44.

Explanation:

• Bt cotton remains the only GM crop approved for cultivation in India, although neighboring Bangladesh has achieved considerable success with Bt brinjal.
• The BKS has lauded the government's latest decision, noting that GM crops pose a threat to biodiversity.
• Gujarat is the largest cotton producing state in India with a production of 125 lakh bales.
• The state accounts for more than 31% of the country's total cotton production and cotton is grown in more than 30 lakh hectares of land.
• Bt cotton is not likely to work in India for more than a few years because of its fundamentally unfavorable agricultural and climatic conditions.
• Insects are likely to develop resistance quite rapidly, rendering the variety useless in a few years.