Pakistan will also officially start cultivation of Bacillus thuringiensis cotton next year, following the lead of the world's other top cotton producers, the United States, India and China.
Few GM tree species have as yet been deployed commercially. Two notable exceptions are the following: Bacillus thuringiensis toxin (Bt)-expressing poplar trees in China; and papaya trees ...
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a soil bacterium which produces proteinaceous inclusion bodies during sporulation. The inclusion bodies contain genetically encoded insecticidal proteins with very ...
One example is Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) corn, genetically modified with a protein inserted from the Bt soil bacterium that kills European corn borer – the corn plant can resist larva trying ...
It's not uncommon to cut open a bell pepper and find one of these nasty larvae hiding inside. The best way to combat corn borers is to use a Bacillus thuringiensis spray, a natural bacteria that stops ...