Biotech Updates

Additional Bt Cotton Varieties in India

January 5, 2007

India’s JK Agri Genetics Ltd. has developed 15 more cotton varieties in collaboration with IIT Kharagpur. The New Delhi-based company now joins MAHYCO and Nath Seeds in the genetically modified (GM) cotton arena in India.

For the last two years, JK Agri Genetics has been working on GM seeds in major crops like cotton, rice, and mustard. It released four Bt cotton varieties in different regions after getting approval for commercialization from the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee in May.

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