Philippines will be the second country to approve genetically modified eggplant
Published 2022년 11월 23일
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The Philippines has approved the commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) eggplant, making it the second country after Bangladesh to do so. The GM eggplant, also known as Bt eggplant, is resistant to the eggplant shoot borer, a major pest, due to a natural protein from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. The Philippines has confirmed that the Bt protein is safe for humans and animals. Despite its development in India, Bt eggplant is not allowed in that country.
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The Philippines will become the second country after Bangladesh to approve the commercial cultivation of genetically modified eggplant. First developed in India, Bt eggplant contains a natural protein from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), making it resistant to Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée, the eggplant shoot borer (EFSB), the most devastating insect pest for this crop . The Philippines has stated that the Bt protein is safe for humans and animals because ...
Source: AGF
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