What are farmers really planting? Measuring the presence and effectiveness of Bt cotton in Pakistan

Genetically modified, insect-resistant Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton is cultivated extensively in Pakistan. Past studies, however, have raised concerns about the prevalence of Bt cotton varieties possessing weak or nonperforming insect-resistance traits conferred by the cry gene. We examine thi...

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Main Authors:	Spielman, David J., Zaidi, Fatima, Zambrano, Patricia, Khan, Asif Ali, Ali, Shaukat, Cheema, Masooma Naseer, Nazli, Hina, Khan, Sohail Ahmad, Iqbal, Arshad, Zia, Muhammad Amir, Ali, Ghulam Muhammad
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Public Library of Science 2017
Subjects:	pests seed fibre crops seeds policies cotton genetic resources hybrids pest control gene expression seed technology
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148613