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In addition to documentation, scientific studies, fact finding visit reports and investigations by civil society groups (listed as independent studies and papers) there is a wealth of information in the form of published data of government research institutes of the country which is mostly centred around Bt Cotton [susceptibility of various pests, resistance build-up and resistance management systems and so on] and on concerns related to GM foods like Golden Rice.

ANGRAU on Bt Cotton

Published papers

Views and concerns of top nutrition scientists on Golden Rice and GM Potato

Starlink corn and allergenicity - NIN (National Institute of Nutrition) scientists in an international journal

Evaluation of GM foods for food safety, NIN review, 2002

Spatial and temporal variation in susceptibility of the American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) to Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki in India, April 2000, IARI

Baseline resistance to Cry1Ac toxin in cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in south Indian cotton ecosystem, May 2003, University of Dharwad

Baseline toxicity of Cry1Ac toxin against spotted bollworm, Earias vittella (Fab) using a diet-based bioassay, December 2004, CICR

Temporal and intra-plant variability of Cry1Ac expression in Bt-cotton and its influence on the survival of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera), July 2005, CICR

Annual Progress Reports on Bt Cotton from Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpur (2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05)

Modelling adaptability of cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) to Bt-cotton in India, October 2004, CICR