Bt Cotton Questions and Answers
December 19, 2012| |
The Indian Society for Cotton Improvement (ISCI) has recently released a comprehensive book on "Bt Cotton Questions & Answers" authored by Dr. K R Kranthi, Director of the ICAR's Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur, India. The book has hundred questions on Bt cotton, time and again raised by farmers, scientist colleagues, parliamentarians, family and friends. Dr Kranthi succinctly answers questions that remain unanswered even after 10 years of Bt cotton journey in India since its commercialization in 2002. The book provides basic information and data to enhance understanding on several issues.
The book is available online at CICR website: http://www.cicr.org.in/pdf/Bt_Cotton_Q&A_Kranthi%202012.pdf For a hard copy of the book you may contact Dr. K R Kranthi at krkranthi@gmail.com.
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