This project is a joint initiative of the MDBC and the cotton industry to determine an appropriate model for the introduction of an industry wide environmental audit and certification scheme.

Key factors in managing transgenic Bt cottons for the future are to have an effective

resistance management strategy. An essential component of any such strategy is to

White specks (undyed neps) in dyed fabric samples are a quality problem that arises from neps of immature cotton.

Ultra narrow row (UNR) cotton, is cotton with row spacings of 50 cm or less.

Genetic engineering techniques allow the transfer of novel genetic material from one organism to another and hence has the potential to augment classical plant breeding techniques by extending the gene pool accessible