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GM Crop - White Flies Resistant Cotton Field Trials

March 26 , 2020 1493 days 751 0
  • GM Crop - White Flies Resistant Cotton Field Trials
  • The National Botanical Research Institute developed pest resistant cotton variety. 
  • The cotton variety is to be field tested at the Center of Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana.
  • In 2015, the whiteflies devastated more than two-third cotton crops in Punjab.
  • Whiteflies feed on the underside of plant leaves. 
  • They are common in warm tropical climates. 
  • They are more prevalent in greenhouses.

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