Cotton production in India was stagnant at 12.3 to 17.7 million bales over the decade 1992-2003.The introduction of new technologies during the early part of the decade,notably Bt-cotton technology,hybrids,and insecticides with novel modes of action resulted in doubling of production and productivity from 2001-2007.It is generally believed that amongst the new technologies,Bt-cotton has contributed the greatest in enhancing productivity levels in all the major cotton producing countries of the world.However,Bt-cotton incorporated CrylAc,which is the most toxic Bt-protein to bollworms,known to be the best amongst all known Bt-toxins characterized until date.
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