The crops engineered with Bt-toxin are resistant/tolerant to:

The crops engineered with Bt-toxin are resistant/tolerant to:
  1. Fungi
  2. Bacteria
  3. Insects
  4. Herbicides

Solution

Bt toxin is produced by a bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis. Bt toxin gene has been cloned from the bacteria and been expressed in plants to provide resistance to insects without the need for insecticides (bio-pesticide). Examples are Bt cotton, Bt corn, rice, tomato, potato and soyabean etc.

Asked in: NEET 2015 (Phase 1)

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