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Published on: August 14, 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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In Bt cotton, the Bt toxin is initially produced as an inactive proto-toxin. It becomes active in the alkaline environment of the insect gut, where it gets converted into the toxic form and kills the insect.
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