Coimbatore: The total area under Bollgard Bt cotton has steadily increased over the past five years from 0.7 lakh acres in 2002 to a whopping 144 lakh acres in 2007. Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (India) Ltd (MMB) has pegged the acreage to swell to 172.3 lakh acres during the 2008 kharif season with Maharashtra topping in total Bt cotton area at 72.1 lakh acres.
Bollgard Bt cotton was first cleared for commercialisation in India by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) in 2002, followed by the double-gene technology - Bollgard II in 2006. MMB unveiled these technologies and sub-licensed 23 Indian seed producing companies for introducing the same in their germplasm. MMB's recent survey has disclosed rapid adoption of these technologies.
The company's findings show that Bollgard Bt cotton has been cultivated in 76 per cent of India's total acreage under cotton in kharif 2008. The area under Bollgard II has increased to 45 lakh acres against 12.2 lakh acres in 2007 and Bollgard continued to be widely adopted on 127 lakh acres. In Tamil Nadu, the Bollgard II acreage increased by 85 per cent to 1.2 lakh acres compared with 0.18 lakh acres in 2007, and Bollgard continued to be grown on 0.8 lakh acres
Bollgard Bt cotton was first cleared for commercialisation in India by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) in 2002, followed by the double-gene technology - Bollgard II in 2006. MMB unveiled these technologies and sub-licensed 23 Indian seed producing companies for introducing the same in their germplasm. MMB's recent survey has disclosed rapid adoption of these technologies.
The company's findings show that Bollgard Bt cotton has been cultivated in 76 per cent of India's total acreage under cotton in kharif 2008. The area under Bollgard II has increased to 45 lakh acres against 12.2 lakh acres in 2007 and Bollgard continued to be widely adopted on 127 lakh acres. In Tamil Nadu, the Bollgard II acreage increased by 85 per cent to 1.2 lakh acres compared with 0.18 lakh acres in 2007, and Bollgard continued to be grown on 0.8 lakh acres
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