NEW DELHI (Commodity Online): The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) plans to develop genetically modified (Bt) cotton with the help of major agricultural institutes and universities.
The proposed plan will have an expenditure of Rs 150-200 cr and the plan has gone to the Ministry of Agriculture for approval.
According to ICAR, the new genetically modified (Bt) cotton will provide multiple protection against virus, fungi, etc.
The major agricultural institutes and universities like the Ludhiana-based Punjab Agriculture University, the University of Agriculture Sciences, Dharwad; the Govind Ballabh Pant Agricultural University, Pantnagar; the Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpur, and some others.
