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FDA Approves Texas A&M's Ultra-Low Gossypol Cotton for Human and Animal Consumption

Most people do not realize that cotton producers produce about 1.5 times as much seed as fiber or lint. Cottonseed is high in oil and protein. About 44 million metric tons of cottonseed with high…

Monsanto faces challenge from CICR’s Bt cotton varieties

Public breeders at the Central Institute of Cotton Research in Nagpur, India have introduced Bt genes into 21 cotton varieties with plans to multiple Bt genes in the next 4 to 5 years. Agricultural…