Bt COTTON PERFORMANCE IN ARKANSAS IN 2003: AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION
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The number of transgenic cotton cultivars available for commercial production has increased greatly in recent years. Cotton producers now have multiple choices when choosing transgenic cotton cultivars. The choice of cultivar now dictates the insect and weed control programs that will or can be used. It is estimated that, in 2003, at least 77% of Arkansas’ cotton acreage was planted to a stacked-gene cultivar while an additional 11% was planted to a single-gene Roundup Ready cultivar (Anonymous, 2003). An economic evaluation of insect control methods provides valuable information to producers and researchers.
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