Mains Paper II · 3 Science & Technology · 3.9 Biotechnology

3.9.2 GM crops: Bt cotton, Bt brinjal, GM mustard and golden rice

Bt cotton (approved 2002) is India's only commercially grown GM crop; Bt brinjal is under a moratorium, GM mustard awaits a Supreme Court decision and policy, and golden rice carries provitamin A.

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Key terms

  • Bt cotton
  • Bt brinjal
  • GM mustard
  • DMH-11
  • golden rice
  • GEAC
  • Cry1Ac
  • pink bollworm
  • herbicide tolerant
  • transgenic

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