New Publication: Pocket K on Bt Eggplant
ISAAA releases a new Pocket K on Bt Eggplant. It features the technology behind the biotech crop and status of Bt eggplant adoption and experimentation including potential benefits in Bangladesh, India, and the Philippines.
Pocket Ks are Pockets of Knowledge, packaged information on crop biotechnology products and related issues available at your fingertips. They are produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology (http://www.isaaa.org/kc). The new format of the Pocket K is optimized for reading on PC or mobile devices.
Download a copy for free at http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/pocketk/48/default.asp.
(First published on Crop Biotech Update (ISAAA Newsletter), http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=12717, September 18, 2014.)
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