Brazil Oks Bollgard II Cotton
May 29, 2009| |
The Brazilian National Technical Commission on Biosafety (CTNBio) has cleared Monsanto's genetically modified Bollgard II cotton for commercial release in Brazil. The insect-resistant cotton variety, however, must still be approved by the Agriculture Ministry before it can be planted in the country.
Bollgard II cotton is Monsanto's third transgenic cotton variety approved in Brazil. Last month, CTNBio approved Dow's WideStrike cotton for release. Bollgard II and WideStrike both express insecticidal Bt proteins, controlling the attacks of Lepidopteran larvae, particularly the fall armyworm (Helicoverpa armigera), on vegetative and reproductive parts of the cotton plant.
Read the original article at http://www.mct.gov.br/index.php/content/view/303156.html
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