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Scientist Warns About Risk Of Bt Eggplant

Oct 29th

Posted by Affleap in Miscellanews Tidbits

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) eggplant or bt talong in Philippine dialect was genetically redesigned to be resistant to the fruit and shoot borer larva that affects crop yielding from 50-70 percent.

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Tagged as: fruit and shoot borer of eggplant,common eggplant pests

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Chinese Farmers Go Organic Farming

Jul 30th

Posted by Affleap in Gardening

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In a country hit by a string of food safety scandals, the interest of Chinese farmers to go organic farming is going like wildfire. Ji Yunliang who earned a doctorate in chemistry from Beijing University has run a small organic farm of his own.

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