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BARC develops Bt based biopesticide

by Sumedh
January 29, 2020
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‘Bt’ — which stands for Baccilus thuringeinsis – is now well-known term in India, thanks to the success of ‘Bt cotton’. Cotton crop genetically engineered with Bt is pest-resistant and therefore cotton production has gone up by leaps and bounds in India. 

Now, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has developed a pesticide based on the bacterium strain, Bt. This pesticide performs the same function—it keeps the pests away. This biopesticide is a good alternative to the chemical pesticides, which could be harmful.  

BARC says this Bt-based biopesticide is easy to produce, not costly, amenable to formulations. It also acts fast on crops and is non-toxic to beneficial species like honey bees—and humans—and has a long shelf life of two years.  It is active against 12 major agricultural pests.  

The biopesticide can be produced using conventional fermentation process, with agro by-products as feed.  

To produce it, all you need is a standard microbiology laboratory fitted with facility for bacterial fermentation, harvesting, drying and preparation of formulation.  

The capital cost of setting up a small scale unit has been estimated at around Rs 30 lakh.  

For further details, contact: 

Head 
Technology Transfer and Collaboration Division 
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre 
Trombay, Mumbai 400085 
Email: technology@barc.gov.in 
Ph: 022-25595137 
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