Current Science Reviews ISAAA Brief on Bt Brinjal in India

India's top science journal Current Science published a detailed review of ISAAA Brief 38 "The Development and Regulation of Bt Brinjal in India (Eggplant/Aubergine)" in its latest issue. The publication was reviewed by Dr. T.M. Manjunath and appears in Current Science Vol. 96, No. 7 in 10^th April 2009 issue. The reviewer noted that "those who doubt the safety and benefits of Bt brinjal should go through this book to seek scientific clarifications. The authors need to be congratulated on their efforts in writing this useful and timely book. The book provides a comprehensive review on all aspects of brinjal (eggplant, Solanum melongena) cultivation and also describes the efforts made in developing Bt brinjal to control its major lepidopteron pest, the fruit and shoot borer (FSB) Leucinodes arbonalis".

The book summarizes the development and regulatory status in India of biotech Bt brinjal hybrids and also captures the content of the extensive regulatory dossier for biotech Bt brinjal, which has undergone a rigorous safety assessment by the regulatory authorities in India. This peer-reviewed document is available from the ISAAA South Asia Office at New Delhi and is also accessible, free of charge, at http://www.isaaa.org.   Current Science founded in 1932 is published by the Current Science Association in collaboration with the Indian Academy of Sciences from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.

The book review in Current Science is available at http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/apr102009/992.pdf For a print copy of ISAAA Brief 38 contact: b.choudhary@cgiar.org or k.gaur@cgiar.org.