Constructing Facts Bt Cotton Narratives in India
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the box of seed was four times the cost of conventional seed. When several rainless days had passed after planting, she went into the field with a hired worker to hand-water each seed to ensure germination-an extraordinary level of attention to a cotton field. Such fields were later used to calculate the " yield advantage " of Bt seed.
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