BT brinjal technology is safe, says Dr. Gosal of Punjab Agriculture University.Byline: ANI Ludhiana, Oct. 20 (ANI): Contrary to apprehensions of voluntary organisations over the ill effects of Bt technology for brinjals, a distinguished professor with the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) has said that genetically modified brinjal (Bt brinjal) is not harmful and added that it's a safe technology. Dr. Satbir Singh Gosal, Additional Director Research Agriculture in Punjab Agriculture University, said the technology would produce vegetables with much less insecticide level. "When insecticide is put on plants, it kills insecticide and also harmful for the consumers but this technology will kill the insects but not harmful to the humans. There is fear in the mind f people about the harmful effects of the technology but the vegetables grown through this technology will have less quantity of insecticides," says Dr. Gosal of Punjab Agricultural University The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, Punjab is one of the State Agricultural Universities in India. It was established in 1962 and is the oldest agricultural university in India after GBPUA&T, Pantnagar. . The commercialisation of genetically modified Bt brinjal approved by Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC (Geac Computer Corporation Limited, Markham, Ontario, www.geac.com) A major Canadian software company acquired in early 2006 by Golden Gate Capital. Founded in 1971, and originally specializing in library automation, Geac is best known for its SmartStream financial, payroll and human ), the biotechnology regulator on Wednesday (October 14), has met with serous serous /se·rous/ (ser´us) 1. pertaining to or resembling serum. 2. producing or containing serum. se·rous adj. Containing, secreting, or resembling serum. concerns by various organisations. India allowed commercial cultivation of Bt cotton in 2002, sparking protests from activists who contended that genetically altered crops are a health hazard health hazard Occupational safety Any agent or activity posing a potential hazard to health. Cf Physical hazard. , spoil soil texture and above all, harm the environment. The vegetable consumed by the masses will be the first genetically altered food crop to be commercially launched in India, which has so far permitted commercial cultivation of only one genetically engineered genetically engineered adjective Recombinant, see there crop-bacillus thuringiensis or Bt cotton. Bt brinjal is a transgenic vegetable, which carries a gene called 'Bt' from a bacterium, which releases toxin to kill fruit and shoot borer borer, name applied to various animals that are injurious because of their ability to penetrate plant or animal tissues. Among insects, some borers are beetles, e.g. insects. By Karan Kapoor (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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