Bt seed is associated with

Q. Bt seed is associated with

1. rice
2. wheat
3. cotton
4. oilseed

Answer: Cotton

• Bt cotton is a genetically modified organism (GMO) or genetically modified pest-resistant plant cotton variety, which produces an insecticide to combat bollworm.
• Bt stands for Bacillus thuringiensis - a soil bacterium which contains a toxic gene called Bt gene. The aim is to make the cotton crop resistant to bollworm.
• Bt cotton has been genetically modified by the insertion of one or more genes from a common soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis. These genes encode for the production of insecticidal proteins, and thus, genetically transformed plants produce one or more toxins as they grow.