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Published on: August 13, 2026
In Bt cotton the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as pro-toxin is converted into active toxin due to
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Bt toxin is produced as an inactive protoxin. In the alkaline gut of insects, it gets converted into the active toxin, which kills the insect.
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