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biofertilizers

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bio-metallurgical techniques

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bio-mineralization processes

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bioinsecticidal plants

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Bacillus thuringiensis strains have been used for designing bio-insecticidal plants. A gene from this bacteria have insecticidal property which is transferred to cotton plants to produce Bt cotton which is resistant to bollworm insect which is a major pest of cotton. Similarly, insects affecting maize; cabbage, sunflower, etc., are also controlled by mutant strains of Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria.
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains have been used for designing novel
Updated OnJan 25, 2023
TopicBiotechnology and its Applications
SubjectBiology
ClassClass 12
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