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Transgenic Cotton

Last Updated: November 29, 2007

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Cotton that has been genetically altered by recombinant DNA techniques to express tolerance to either herbicides (e.g., Roundup Ready, BXN) or insect pests (e.g., Bollgard against tobacco budworms or pink bollworm).

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