Now Available: Bt Eggplant Brochures in Local Philippine Languages
The brochures on the “Development of fruit and shoot borer (FSBR) resistant eggplant in the Philippines” in local Philippine languages (Filipino, Ilonggo, Bicolano and Bisaya) are now freely downloadable in the ABSPII website through the URL http://www.isaaa.org/programs/supportprojects/abspii/ . This document answers the frequently asked questions related to the development, importance, and status of the FSBR/Bt eggplant project in the Philippines.
For details contact Ms. Jenny Panopio of SEARCA-BIC at [email protected].
(First published on Crop Biotech Update (ISAAA Newsletter), http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=7021, November 26, 2010.)
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