BT cotton

BT cotton / produced by Megan James.

For 60 years cotton farmers have fought the war against bugs on their crops with chemicals. Pesticides were sprayed 9 - 11 times per crop until recently when chemical residue was discovered in export beef. The industry now stands accused of polluting waterways and causing health problems with its sp...

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Other Authors: James, Megan (Narrator, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Sydney, New South Wales : ABC Commercial, 2013.
Series:Quantum
VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Cotton > Research.
Crops > Effect of pesticides on.
Transgenic plants.
Waterways > Effect of pesticides on.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:For 60 years cotton farmers have fought the war against bugs on their crops with chemicals. Pesticides were sprayed 9 - 11 times per crop until recently when chemical residue was discovered in export beef. The industry now stands accused of polluting waterways and causing health problems with its spray drift. Bt Cotton, a genetically modified breed of cotton that exudes its own natural chemical, promises a way off the chemical treadmill. But is it the solution it's promised to be?
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 10, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (27 min.).
Playing Time:00:27:38
Language:This edition in English.

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