With Bt crop acreage increasing worldwide, incorporating enhanced understanding of observed patterns of field-evolved resistance into future resistance management strategies can help to minimize ...

What do Bt-resistant pink bollworms found in fields in India have to do with U.S. agriculture? A lot. In 2008, the discovery of Bt-resistant pink bollworm in India wasn’t a big surprise. Insects ...

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops have been one of the most successful applications of genetic engineering in agriculture. The crops carry a gene that encodes a bacterial protein that kills ...

Genetically modified (GM) crops, agricultural plants which have had their DNA modified using genetic engineering techniques, are safe to eat and do not harm the environment, according to a report ...

To combat resistance, farmers plant refuges of non-Bt crops, where susceptible insects can thrive. ... By comparing the DNA of resistant and susceptible bollworms, ...

Crops genetically engineered to produce proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis -- or Bt -- were introduced in 1996 and planted on more than 180 million acres worldwide during 2013.

The Donald Trump administration is exerting pressure on India to open up its market to American soyabean and maize, which are ...

Because of their efficacy and safety, Bt crops are grown in dozens of countries on more than a quarter billion acres each year. In the United States in 2024, ... A twist in the DNA.

The first such plants incorporating DNA or RNA from other organisms hit the market in the 1990s. ... Refugia would be planted on the edges of non-Bt crops, with the idea that the resistant and ...

Genetically modified Bt crops get a pretty bad rap. The pest-killing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria protein these plants are bioengineered to make has been accused of harming monarch ...

India's fragmented agri-logistics and lack of segregation infrastructure make cross-contamination likely, risking trace GM ...