Bt brinjal seeds. Bt brinjal The Bt brinjal is a suite of transgenic brinjals (also known as an eggplant or aubergine) created by inserting a crystal protein gene ("Cry1Ac") from the soil bacterium "Bacillus thuringiensis" into the genome of various brinjal cultivars. The insertion of the gene, along with other genetic elements such as promoters, terminators and an antibiotic resistance marker gene into the brinjal plant is accomplished using "Agrobacterium"-mediated genetic transformation. The Bt brinjal has been developed to give resistance against lepidopteron insects, in particular the Brinjal Fruit and Shoot Borer ("Leucinodes orbonalis")(FSB). Mahyco, an Indian seed company based in Jalna,
Vegetable bouquet time. Vegetable bouquet A vegetable bouquet is a collection of vegetables in a creative arrangement. Vegetable bouquets are often considered as an alternative to flower bouquets. Vegetable bouquets can be handheld or can be used for the interior decoration. They are often given as a gift for special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, or romantic dates. They are also occasionally used in weddings. Vegetable bouquets that contain fruit, flowers and other vegetation in addition to vegetables are commonly referred to as vegebouquets. The idea of creating beautiful arrangements of vegetables before consuming them is not new. Consider, for example, how