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IMPROVEMENT OF BT COTTON (GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM) THROUGH MUTATION BREEDING IN NIGERIA
| Abstract: Cotton is a very important crop in Nigeria; plant breeders facing the challenge of losses due to various insect pests. The first genetically modified crop in India, Bt cotton, has been introduced to address bollworm infestation. The process of introduction of Bt cotton took six years of experimentation, during which time agronomic, environmental, and biosafety data was generated and reported. The trials conducted prior to commercialization clearly established the superior performance of Bt cotton, as demonstrated by increased yields and reduction in application of pesticides. Transgenic technology is suitable for the Nigeria farmers and in the area of biotechnology, molecular markers closely associated with genes which restore agronomic traits. Mutation breeding has been utilized in cotton; successful results in developing early cotton varieties have been reported in Nigeria and India |
| Keywords: Bt, Bt cotton, transgenic crops |
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