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2009-10-15 | permalink
Uganda’s GM cotton trials are promising
Uganda has started tasting its first-ever genetically-modified cotton (GM cotton). The two-type GM cotton varieties-Herbicide Tolerant (Ht) Cotton and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton- are being tasted by scientists at the National Semi-Arid Resource Research Institute (NaSARRI) at Serere in Soroti District. And they are showing early indicators of pest-resistance and herbicide-tolerance. NaSARRI Director Thomas Areke says Bt cotton has the ability to withstand bollworms and Ht cotton tolerates roundup chemicals sprayed to destroy weeds in confined fields trial (CFT) sites at Serere and Mubuku in Kasese district.
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2009-10-15 | permalink
Uganda’s GM cotton trials are promising
Uganda has started tasting its first-ever genetically-modified cotton (GM cotton). The two-type GM cotton varieties-Herbicide Tolerant (Ht) Cotton and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton- are being tasted by scientists at the National Semi-Arid Resource Research Institute (NaSARRI) at Serere in Soroti District. And they are showing early indicators of pest-resistance and herbicide-tolerance. NaSARRI Director Thomas Areke says Bt cotton has the ability to withstand bollworms and Ht cotton tolerates roundup chemicals sprayed to destroy weeds in confined fields trial (CFT) sites at Serere and Mubuku in Kasese district.
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