Which of the following Bt crops is being grown in India by the farmers ?

Brinjal

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Soybean

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Maize

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Cotton

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Solution

The correct option is D Cotton
Bt cotton is a genetically modified cotton variety, resitsant to cotton bollworm, which are grown in India. Bt cotton contains Bt toxin genes called cry which were isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis. Bt toxins are insect specific proteins which requires an alkaline condition to get activated.

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