In a win-win for integrated pest management, non-Bt crops benefit from having Bt crops nearby, but the Bt crops need non-Bt crops around, too, to prevent resistance.

The Muslim community has been urged to disregard some of the health and religious concerns expressed against genetically modified crops.Professor Abdullahi Mustapha, Director-General/CEO of the ...

The first Bt crops were commercially planted during 1996; by 2016, there were 16 cases of resistance to Cry proteins, but no cases of resistance to Vip proteins.

Bt corn was first introduced and adopted in the United States in 1996 and is a genetically engineered crop (or GE) that makes up over 80% of our current corn plantings. In this study, Dr. Galen ...

In 2008, the discovery of Bt-resistant pink bollworm in India wasn’t a big surprise. Insects are expected to evolve resistance to Bt technology or other control tactics. However, the case in ...

Farmers in dozens of countries have embraced crops genetically engineered to produce proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria that kill some key pests yet are safe for people and ...

Pest resistance to genetically engineered crops Bt crops is evolving faster now than before, researchers show in the most comprehensive study to date. But as expected from evolutionary theory ...

Refuge helps preserve the benefits of Bt technology, according to Take Action, an education platform for farmers. “The insects that feed on the non-Bt crop remain susceptible to Bt technology.

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 ...

Once sidelined by genetically modified varieties, desi cotton is now being revived with institutional support, scientific backing, and farmer-led trials ...