政府希望到2017年转基因棉花可以抑制孟山都

 

Govt wants GM cotton by 2017 to check Monsanto

The government has asked the Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) to develop non-hybrid Bt cotton variety.
With US-based seed giant Monsanto under fire in India over monopoly concerns, the government has expedited work to bring out a local genetically-modified version of cotton seed by next year, according to a PTI report.
"The Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) has been doing research in GM cotton for quite some time now. In a recent meeting, the issue was discussed and CICR has been asked to expedite research work and come out with GM cotton as soon as by next year," Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak told the news agency.
The direction to CICR has come at a time when pests like pink bollworm has developed resistance to Monsanto's second generation Bt cotton variety, Bollgard II, in some parts of India and caused crop damage.
Monsato's Bt cotton is the only GM crop allowed for commercial cultivation in India. A substantial level of the country's cotton contains Monsanto's hybrid technology, which has been sub-licensed to 49 Indian seed companies.

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政府希望到2017年转基因棉花可以抑制孟山都

政府已要求中央棉花研究所(CICR)开发不同类型的Bt棉花品种。

与美国种子巨头孟山都公司在印度因垄断问题,政府已加快工作导明年引进当地的一个转基因棉种子,根据一份PTI报告。

“中央棉花研究所(CICR)已经对转基因棉花研究了很长时间。在最近的一次会议上就有所讨论,CICR要求加快研究工作，使得转基因棉花在明年尽快出来,”农业部长Shobhana K Pattanayak告诉新闻机构。

在印度的一些地区，害虫比如棉铃虫对孟山都公司第二代Bt棉花品种Bollgard II的抵抗,造成农作物损失，在这次事件中CICR确定了方向。

孟山都公司的转基因棉是只允许在印度商业栽培的转基因作物。该国棉花很大程度包含孟山都的混合动力技术,分许可49家印度种子公司。