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Monsanto a biotechnology giant will trial GM cotton using new technology in the Ord Irrigation Scheme this year, which could prove more resistant to thrips, mirids and caterpillars. They are also in talks with Department of Agriculture Western Australia to secure a “tiny” trial plot at Kununurra Research Station.
It plans to grow GM cotton using its pipeline biotechnology Bollgard III, approved for Australian use last year. The new technology is a step up from Bollgard II and includes a new gene, Vip3A, which works with Cry1A and Cry2Ab to produce proteins which kill insects.
