combines several data sources over a 20-year span to provide long-term comparisons ofadoption with yields and other inputs at both countrywide and state-specific scales.cotton adoption is shown to be a poor indicator of yield trends but a strong indicator of initial reductions in pesticide use....
Comprehensive media reported on December 27th that India's state owned Cotton Corp said Monday that the volume of cotton arrived in India during October 1st -12 26 was 5.3% more than that of the same period last year, to about 11 million 900 thousand bales. An official who asked not to ...
The 'illegal' planting of Bt cotton in Gujarat state in about 10,000 hectares has added new twists to the controversy. Considering the fact that 50 per cent of the pesticides in India are used in protecting cotton crop from various insects and pests, any technology that has potential to ...
Reports on a case being prepared by India's environment ministry against Nav Bharat Seeds for allegedly growing unauthorized genetically modified (GM) cotton in the western state of Gujarat. Details of how the Bacillus thuringiensis-modified cotton was discovered; Claim by the company that it created...
Here is a brief overview of the current state of logistics, an outlook on breeding and ... By Editorial staff 17/11/2023 – Company birthday 20 years of Cotonea In 2003, Elmer & Zweifel, a traditional cotton textiles company based in Bempflingen, Swabia, founded the Cotonea brand....
Theboll weevil(Anthonomus grandis), the most serious cotton pest in theUnited Statesin the early 1900s, was finally controlled by appropriate cultivation methods and by the application of such insecticides as chlorinated hydrocarbons and organophosphates. A species of boll weevil resistant to chlorinat...
in 2019 (2 million tons in 2018, an increase of 32% over the same period last year), and the yield and quality of Bahia and the state of Georgia are good. Bahia Prefecture not only has a record production but also has good quality, and the substitution for American cotton, Australian ...
The AICCIP in collaboration with State Agricultural Universities made tremendous achievements in cotton production during the last five decades. This program has the following three important mandates: 1) to develop genotypes suitable for different agro-climatic conditions 2) to develop manuals t...
Under a Soviet planned agricultural economy, the state decided which varieties of cotton would be planted, where, and when. After planting and experimenting with foreign cotton seeds, including Indian ones, over time, local long and short staple cotton varieties (Gosssypium barbadense and Gossypium...
The transnational spread of law and technology in Indian agricultural development has passed through three distinct phases since the mid-19th century. In each case, a narrative of agrarian crisis allowed for new state and corporate inter... A Flachs - 《Journal of Political Ecology》 被引量: 6...