Edible cottonseed research receives USDA approval

摘要

A Texas A&M team developed a transgenic cotton plant withultra-low gossypol levels in the seedThe USDA approved Texas A&M's petition for determinationof non-regulated status for Ultra-Low Gossypol Cottonseed,moving the seed one step closer to becoming a nutritiousfood source for millions of peopleTexas A&M AgriLife is only the fourth public institution toreceive deregulation approval for an engineered cropThe project is the life work of Texas A&M AgriLife Researchplant biotechnologist Dr Keerti Rathore.