Bt Cotton

It expresses a Bacillus Thuringiensis toxin that kills some pests, like as bollworms. It lowers the use of pesticides. The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee authorized it as the nation’s sole genetically modified crop for commercial production in 2002. It has undergone genetic modification through the introduction of one or more genes from Bacillus Thuringiensis, a common soil bacteria. Because these genes code for the synthesis of insecticidal proteins, genetically modified plants release one or more toxins during their growth.