date:Jun 05, 2012
he last stage which entails the open field trials across the country, following which the crop would be considered for commercial cultivation. Field trials are by nature open to the environment, and thus invariably pose a threat of contamination. That a case of rice contamination has already been recorded in Jharkhand in 20091 should serve as an adequate warning of the potential consequences. India has already witnessed this in the case of Bt cotton, which has virtually taken over traditional va