Rigorous scientific studies have shown the safety and efficacy of Bt crops. We provide a few selected articles in the areas of Bt eggplant, environmental effects, and socio-economic impact of Bt crops.
Featured Publication
Case Studies of the Use of Agricultural Biotechnologies to Meet the Needs of Smallholders in Developing Countries
In this book from The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Bt eggplant is featured as one of 15 case studies across a range of species, regions and production systems where agricultural biotechnologies were used to serve the needs of smallholders in developing countries.
Journal Articles
Bt Talong: An Important Crop in Philippines Agriculture
Pinoy Biotek Magazine (2023)
Authors: Lourdes Taylo, Des Hautea, and Anthony Shelton
Bringing Bt Eggplant to Resource-Poor Farmers in Bangladesh and the Philippines
In book: Genetically Modified Crops in Asia Pacific (pp.119) Publisher: CSIRO (2021)
Authors: Anthony Shelton, Vijay Paranjape, Md. J. Hossain, Des Hautea, Md. Z.H. Prodhan, Md. A. Hossain, Rituparna Majumder, Sayed H. Sarwer, Dilafroza Khanam, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Abul K. Azad, Bharat Char and K. Vijayaraghavan
The First GM Crop in Bangladesh – Bt Eggplant
Journal: European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences (2021)
Author: A. Quamruzzaman
Bt Eggplant: A Personal Account of Using Biotechnology to Improve the Lives of Resource-Poor Farmers
Journal: American Entomologist (2021)
Author: Anthony Shelton
Correlation Studies on Seed Yield and Fruit Weight of Four Bt Eggplant Varieties
Journal: Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research (2020)
Authors: M. K. Hasan, M. O. Hoque, M. R. Islam D. Khanam and M. S. Alam
Impact of Bt Brinjal Cultivation in the Market Value Chain in Five Districts of Bangladesh
Journal: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2020)
Authors: Anthony M. Shelton, Sayed H. Sarwer, Md. J. Hossain and Vijay Paranjape
Impacts of Bt Brinjal (Eggplant) Technology in Bangladesh
International Food Policy Research Institute (2019)
Authors: Akhter U. Ahmed, John F. Hoddinott, Kazi Md. Shaiful Islam, A.S.M. Mahbubur Rahman Khan, Naveen Abedin, and Nusrat Z. Hossain
Bt Brinjal in Bangladesh: The First Genetically Engineered Food Crop in a Developing Country
Journal: Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology (2019)
Authors: Anthony M. Shelton, Md. J. Hossain, Vijay Paranjape, Md. Z.H. Prodhan, Abul K. Azad, Rituparna Majumder, Sayed H. Sarwer and Md. A. Hossain
Susceptibility of Field Populations of Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée) to Cry1Ac, the Protein Expressed in Bt Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) in Bangladesh
Journal: Insects (2019)
Authors: Prodhan MZH, Shirale DK, Islam MZ, Hossain MJ, Paranjape V, Shelton AM
Bt Eggplant Project in Bangladesh: History, Present Status, and Future Direction
Journal: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2018)
Authors: A. M. Shelton, M. J. Hossain, V. Paranjape, A. K. Azad, M. L. Rahman, A. S. M. M. R. Khan, M. Z. H. Prodhan, M. A. Rashid , R. Majumder, M. A. Hossain, S. S. Hussain, J. E. Huesing and L. McCandless
Socio-Economic Peformance of Bt Eggplant Cultivation in Bangladesh
Journal: Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research (2018)
Author: MA Rashid, MK Hasan and MA Matin
Bt Eggplant: A Genetically Engineered ‘Minor’ Crop Comes of Age in Bangladesh and the Philippines
Information Systems for Biotechnology (2017)
Authors: M. Shelton, K. E. Hokanson, D. M. Hautea, M. J. Hossain, M.A. Hossain, V. Paranjape, R.A. Hautea, L. McCandless, and S. H. Sarwer
Quantification of Cry1Ac Protein in Bt Eggplant Fruits
Journal: International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology (2017)
Authors: M.M. Khatun, M.K. Hasan, M.K. Jamil and D. Khanam
Baseline Susceptibility of Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée in the Philippines to a Bacillus thuringiensis CRY1Ac Insecticidal Protein
Journal: The Philippines Entomologist (2016)
Author: Lourdes D.taylo, Joseph C. Banasihan, Desiree Hautea, Srinivas Parimi
Field Performance of Bt Eggplants (Solanum melongena L.) in the Philippines: Cry1Ac Expression and Control of the Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée)
Journal: PLOS (2016)
Author: Desiree M. Hautea, Lourdes D. Taylo, Anna Pauleen L. Masanga, Maria Luz J. Sison, Josefina O. Narciso, Reynaldo B. Quilloy, Randy A. Hautea, Frank A. Shotkoski, Anthony M. Shelton
Assessing Potential Impact of Bt Eggplants on Non-Target Arthropods in the Philippines
Journal: PLOS (2016)
Author: Mario V. Navasero, Randolph N. Candano, Desiree M. Hautea, Randy A. Hautea, Frank A. Shotkoski, Anthony M. Shelton
A Meta-Analysis of the Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops
Journal: PLOS One (2014)
Author: Klümper W, Qaim M
Biology and Management of Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer, Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Journal: International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology (2014)
Author: Ram Prasad Mainali
Insecticide Residues in Soil, Water, and Eggplant Fruits and Farmers’ Health Effects Due to Exposure to Pesticides
Journal: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine (2014)
Author: Jinky Leilanie Del Prado-Lu
Socioeconomic Impacts of Bt Eggplant
Journal: Socioeconomic Impacts of Bt Eggplant: Ex-ante Case Studies in the Philippines (2014)
Author: SR Francisco
Key global environmental impacts of genetically modified (GM) crop use 1996–2012
GM Crops & Food: Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain
Journal: GM Crops & Food: Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain (2014)
Author: Peter Barfoot and Graham Brookes
No Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis Maize on Nontarget Organisms in the Field in Southern Europe: a Meta-analysis of 26 Arthropod Taxa
Journal: Transgenic Research (2013)
Author: C. Comas, B. Lumbierres, X. Pons, R. Albajes
Field Performance of Bt Transgenic Crops: A Review
Journal: Australian Journal of Crop Science (2013)
Author: Wang, Fei; Peng, Shaobing; Cui, Kehui; Nie, Lixiao; Huang, Jianliang
Pesticide Residues in Eggplant During Dry and Wet Seasons in Sta. Maria, Pangasinan
Journal: Philippine Journal of Crop Science (2012)
Author: Jinky Leilanie Lue
A Review of the Environmental Safety of the Cry1Ab Protein
Journal: Center for Environmental Risk Assessment, ILSI Research Foundation (2012)
Seed System, Production and Marketing of Eggplant in Three Major Producing Provinces in the Philippines
Journal: Crop Protection (2011)
Authors: Agnes R. Chupungco, Dulce D. Elazegul
Insecticide Residues in Eggplant Fruits, Soil, and Water in the Largest Eggplant-Producing Area in the Philippines
Journal: Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (2011)
Author: Jinky Leilanie Lu
Guidance On the Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Plants
Journal: European Food Safety Authority (2010)
Author: Bartsch, Detlef et al.
Projected Impacts of Agricultural Biotechnologies for Fruits and Vegetables in the Philippines and Indonesia
Journal: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (2009)
Impacts of Bt crops on non-target invertebrates and insecticide use patterns
Journal: CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources (2009)
Author: Steven E. Naranjo
Is genetically engineered technology a good alternative to pesticide use? The case of GE eggplant in India
Journal: International Journal of Biotechnology (2008)
Author: Deepthi Kolady and William Lesser
Ex-Ante Economic Impact Assessment of Fruit and Shoot Borer-Resistant Bt Eggplant Crop Production in the Philippines
Journal: Philippine Journal of Crop Science (2007)
Author: S. R. Francisco
Economic and Environmental Benefits and Costs of Transgenic Crops: Ex-Ante Assessment
Journal: Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project II (2007)
Author: C.Ramasamy, K.N. Selvaraj, George W. Norton, and K.Vijayaraghavan (Eds.)
Economic, Ecological, Food Safety, and Social Consequences of the Deployment of Bt Transgenic Plants
Journal: Annual Review of Entomology (2002)
Author: A. M. Shelton, J.-Z. Zhao, and R. T. Roush
