Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) will soon undertake the second round of field trials for pink bollworm-resistant (PBW) genetically modified (GM) cotton in the forthcoming kharif seasons ...

Let us begin at the beginning: first, the productivity of this man-made fibre is on a steep decline — affecting overall cotton production — due to the return of the pink-bollworm, a nasty worm that ...

There has been some reduction in the cases of pest attacks following the launch of a pilot project last season to a monitor and control pink bollworm (PBW) infestation in cotton crop in Punjab.