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Front. Agr. Sci. Eng.    2022, Vol. 9 Issue (1) : 146-149    https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2021415
PERSPECTIVE
INDIAN PERSPECTIVE: SUSTAINABILITY OF BT COTTON IS A MATTER OF CONCERN NOW!
Govind T. GUJAR1(), Rajinder PESHIN2
1. AGRIBIOSYS, Vasundhra Apartments, Sector 6, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075, India
2. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Chatha, Jammu-180009, India
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Corresponding Author(s): Govind T. GUJAR   
Just Accepted Date: 13 August 2021   Online First Date: 09 September 2021    Issue Date: 17 January 2022
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Govind T. GUJAR,Rajinder PESHIN. INDIAN PERSPECTIVE: SUSTAINABILITY OF BT COTTON IS A MATTER OF CONCERN NOW![J]. Front. Agr. Sci. Eng. , 2022, 9(1): 146-149.
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Fig.1  Trends in insecticide use for bollworms, sucking pests and total; cotton area, yield and profit based upon data from Choudhary and Gaur[1], Kranthi[2] and Brookes[3].
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