… these figures offered the fledgling cotton biotechnology industry strong financial incentive to
target incorporation of these simple-gene traits into a genetically modified cotton plant that ap…

… for hy are the next targets for cotton biotechnology. Several genes for fibre improvement and
… COTTON is an important economic and fibre crop, grown Thus, cotton biotechnology has …

… cotton and the impact they continue to deliver for all cotton growers. Twelve percent of the
global cotton area is now under biotech … using genetically engineered cotton include reduced …

… efforts as demonstrated in cotton and further crops. New advances in biotechnology have
made it … Cotton has been a leader in using biotechnology. Meanwhile, limiting resources and …

… adopt biotech cotton varieties. In short, early (and heavy) users of biotech cotton
increased their … share at the expense of—and causing welfare losses to—non-users of biotechnology. …

Cotton belongs to the genus Gossypium (family Malvaceae). It is a multipurpose crop and
produces lint (fiber), oil, seed meal, and hulls. Lint is the most important source of fiber …

… the progenitor of Cotton Incorporated, required growing cotton plants … cotton plants and
facilities for tissue culture, Beasley tried a few preliminary experiments to culture isolated cotton …

… Growers realize the benefit of biotech cotton either in reducing inputs or improving … positive
impacts on cotton sustainability. Positive environmental benefits from cotton biotech are well …

… To examine the impact of biotechnology on pesticide use in the cotton sector, we collected
our own data set in 1999. Our data collection was necessary because China’s government …

… typical cotton growing village in India and use a multiplier model to simulate village-wide
effects of Bt technology adoption. Bt cotton … Special attention is given to the analysis of Bt cotton …