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Tamil Nadu blacklists Mahyco`s Bt Cotton seeds after crop failures

Tamil Nadu blacklists Mahyco`s Bt Cotton seeds after crop failures the Tamil Nadu government has brought the Bt Cotton seed issue back into focus by banning the sale of seeds from Mahyco over complaints of crop failure in Dharmapuri district. Bt Cotton varieties made by the Indian seed major had earlier been blacklisted by Andhra Pradesh after crop failures in the 2004 kharif season (see: