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February 6, 2009
Source:
CropBiotech Update
Prof. Marc Van Montagu, Founder
and Chairman, Institute of Plant Biotechnology for Developing
Countries (IPBO), Ghent University, Belgium and Prof. V.L.
Chopra, Member (S&T), Planning Commission of India released
ISAAA Brief 38 on "The Development and Regulation on Bt Brinjal
in India (Eggplant/Aubergine)" during the Crop Biotechnology:
Scope and Challenges Session in BioAsia 2009 on 2nd Feb 2009 at
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Prof. Arjula Ramachandra Reddy, Vice
Chancellor of Yogi Vemana University, Andhra Pradesh coordinated
the program.
This ISAAA Brief on Bt brinjal is
a very comprehensive review of all aspects of the cultivation in
India of the important vegetable brinjal, which is likely to be
the first biotech food crop to be approved and adopted in India
in the near term, following the unparalleled success of the
commercialization of the fiber crop, Bt cotton. The Brief
summarizes the development and regulatory status in India of
biotech Bt brinjal hybrids which confer resistance to the most
important insect-pest of brinjal, fruit and shoot borer (FSB).
It also captures the content of the extensive regulatory dossier
for Biotech Bt brinjal, which has undergone a rigorous
assessment by the regulatory authorities.
The full copy of ISAAA Brief 38 on "The Development and
Regulation on Bt Brinjal in India (Eggplant/Aubergine)" is
available at the ISAAA website:
http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/briefs/38/download/isaaa-brief-38-2009.pdf
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Bt
brinjal in India |
Brinjal or
eggplant is an important vegetable crop in India. It
is planted to 550,000 hectares in the country.
Brinjal cultivation, however, is often input
intensive, especially for insecticide applications.
It is prone to attack from insect pests and
diseases, the most serious of which is the fruit and
shoot borer (FSB). FSB-resistant brinjal varieties
expressing Bt proteins have been developed. Results
of studies submitted to regulatory authorities in
India confirm that Bt brinjal offers the opportunity
to provide effective control against fruit and shoot
borer, and decrease insecticide input by as much as
80%.
Know more about Bt brinjal in India in the latest
Pocket K produced by the Global Knowledge Center on
Crop Biotechnology of the International Service for
the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications.
Download the material at
http://www.isaaa.org/kc/inforesources/publications/pocketk/default.html#Pocket_K_No._35.htm
A Hindi translation is avaialable at
http://www.isaaa.org/kc/inforesources/publications/pocketk/Doc-Pocket_K35_(Hindi).pdf
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