Outreach in Biotechnology

eggplant genetically engineered to contain a pesticide (a Bt toxin) specific to the Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer, a pest that causes devastating crop damage in countries throughout tropical Asia and Africa. Farmers growing Bt brinjal achieve good yields without applying toxic pesticides or harming beneficial insects. Bt brinjal is India's first genetically engineered crop plant.

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