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* [http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=10NEWDELHI275 Ministry Of Environment Says Not Yet To Gm Eggplant "in The Public And National Interest"], [[U.S. State Department]] cable leaked by [[Wikileaks]], February 11, 2010. | * [http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=10NEWDELHI275 Ministry Of Environment Says Not Yet To Gm Eggplant "in The Public And National Interest"], [[U.S. State Department]] cable leaked by [[Wikileaks]], February 11, 2010. | ||
| + | * [http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=09CHENNAI343 Despite National Approval, Biotech Eggplant Generates Opposition In South India], [[U.S. State Department]] cable leaked by [[Wikileaks]], December 9, 2009. | ||
| + | * [http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/agriculture/biotechnology/BT_eggplant_FS_webversion_final.pdf Pest Resistant Eggplant: India, Bangadesh, Philippines], [[USAID]] Fact Sheet. | ||
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Revision as of 05:51, 5 September 2011
Bt Eggplant (called Bt Brinjal in India) is an eggplant that has been genetically engineered to produce an insecticide (Bacillus thuringiensis or Bt toxin) in every cell. Bt eggplant was developed by the Monsanto subsidiary Mahyco, which applied for GE eggplant to be permitted to be grown commercially in India and the Philippines.[1]
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Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
- Biotechnology
- Genetic Engineering
- Monsanto
- Bayer CropScience
- DuPont
- Pioneer Hi-Bred
- U.S. Promotion of Ag Biotech in India
References
- ↑ India: Signs of food toxicity in GE eggplant," AgroNews, January 18, 2011, Accessed May 13, 2011.
External resources
- Ministry Of Environment Says Not Yet To Gm Eggplant "in The Public And National Interest", U.S. State Department cable leaked by Wikileaks, February 11, 2010.
- Despite National Approval, Biotech Eggplant Generates Opposition In South India, U.S. State Department cable leaked by Wikileaks, December 9, 2009.
- Pest Resistant Eggplant: India, Bangadesh, Philippines, USAID Fact Sheet.
External articles
- Romer S. Sarmiento, "Go signal awaited for GM eggplant test," Business World Online, June 8, 2011.
- Rudy A. Fernandez , "Anti-GMO activists destroy Bt eggplants," The Philippine Star, February 20, 2011.
- India: Signs of food toxicity in GE eggplant," AgroNews, January 18, 2011.
- Is there more to the story on GMOs?, Howard Vlieger, Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance.
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