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Bt. cotton is a well known example of application of Biotechnology in agricul ture. Bt. cotton reduces the use of pesticides. Explain.

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Bt cotton is a pest resistant plant. Bt toxin gene has been cloned from Bacillus thuringienesis and been expressed in plants to provide resist ance to insects without the need for insecticides. So it reduces the use of pesticides.
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