转基因棉花全球传播中的一个黑洞。
A Black (White) Hole in the Global Spread of GM Cotton.
作者信息
Burkitbayeva Saule, Qaim Matin, Swinnen Johan
机构信息
LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
出版信息
Trends Biotechnol. 2016 Apr;34(4):260-263. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.12.017.
Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton has been widely adopted, notably by smallholder farmers in developing countries. However, it has not been used in Central Asia, an important cotton-producing region. We discuss possible reasons and hypothesize that the most likely explanation is limited local demand for Bt owing to low levels of pest infestation. This would imply that global Bt cotton adoption rates may already be close to 100% when considering real demand for insect-resistant varieties.
转Bt基因（苏云金芽孢杆菌）棉花已被广泛采用，特别是在发展中国家的小农户中。然而，它尚未在重要的棉花产区中亚得到应用。我们讨论了可能的原因，并推测最有可能的解释是由于虫害水平较低，当地对转Bt基因棉花的需求有限。这意味着，考虑到对抗虫品种的实际需求，全球转Bt基因棉花的采用率可能已经接近100%。
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