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January, 2008
Source:
CropBiotech Update
Pocket K No. 38: The
development and regulation of Bt brinjal in India
Source: ISAAA Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech
Applications (ISAAA) released its latest Brief 38 on the
development and regulation of biotech brinjal in India. Brief 38
is a comprehensive review of all aspects of the cultivation in
India of the important vegetable brinjal, also known as eggplant
or aubergine.
This ISAAA Brief 38 is a primer for all interest groups who
desire to: firstly, learn about the cultivation of brinjal in
India and secondly, to learn about the status of regulatory
approval and the attributes of Bt brinjal which provides an
option for significantly decreasing the use of insecticides to
control most important insect-pest of brinjal, fruit and shoot
borer (FSB). Subjects are divided into four parts: the biology,
production and significance of brinjal as a vegetable crop in
India; biotech crop development and its relevance to India;
current efforts to develop Bt brinjal- the first biotech food
crop in India; and the regulatory framework being applied to Bt
brinjal.
For more information or for a copy of Brinjal Brief 38 contact
ISAAA South Asia Office at
b.choudhary@cgiar.org
or k.gaur@cgiar.org.
An online version is available at
http://www.isaaa.org/Resources/Publications/briefs/38/default.html
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Pocket K No. 35: Bt Brinjal in
India
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Source: ISAAA Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology
According to this "Pocket K" information brief, results of
studies submitted to regulatory authorities in India show that
Bt brinjal (a.k.a. eggplant) offers the opportunity to decrease
insecticide use by as much as 80 percent. The brief says Bt
brinjal also yields significantly more marketable fruit than
conventional hybrids and open-pollinated varieties. The brief
can be viewed online at the link below.
http://www.isaaa.org/kc/inforesources/publications/pocketk/default.html#Pocket_K_No._35.htm
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