Pankaj ... I like the story you remember about citrus industry... but its partly true as you tell it... i lived there for many years... I'll write it up for you...too long. to tell it correctly...
and please dont get me started on GMO cotton, brinjals or corn... it will fill a football field ..... suffice it to say... it has killed people...is killing people and will wipe out parts of Indian agriculture as we know it.. who will benefit by it? think about it...rationally.... Usha di ========= also while you are at it... tell me what enzymes in human body assimilate and digest the BT toxin /crystal protein... if you know the answer I want to know it... and please give references... On Jan 12, 6:05 am, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Respected Mam > They might have eaten it just out of curiosity. It may be tasting good > too!! > ----------------- > Whether it works or not...as far as I know, it does work in many other > countries, but may be not in India may be because we need to plant on > larger scale or may be we dont have suitable climate. > -------------- > Some one told this story to me long back. Sharing here, hope you will > like it. > Florida is an Orange producing country. Long time back in Florida the > orange trees were attacked by bacterial disease which had no cure. So > the Florida state decided to uproot and burn all the Citrus trees that > were present in the state in any corner of the state. Then they waited > for some time and replanted new disease free seedlings and now they > are doing too good, just that the bacterial disease is again coming up > according to recent news. > > Does Indian government have guts to take such steps in life? or Indian > farmers. We prefer to sell such fruits may be at lower price or may be > saying, "oh, inside it is fine". > > Mishaps happen in science, not a big deal. People invested a lot to > cross sugarcane and bamboo in India and what they got was a huge > sugarcane but it was hollow inside so of no use. > > They tried to improve brinjal using biotechnological tools, but Indian > government banned it, farmers didnt want it. More than 70% of the > farmers what they were fighting against and why? But they wiill > hooting government and Jairam Ramesh with slogans. Half of politician > and activist till date have no idea why they were against, but they > were!!! Pathetic... > Pankaj > > Have a good day... > Pankaj > > On Jan 12, 3:03 am, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > this kid does not look malnourished, rather seems well looked > > after... > > skin and hair show no disease nor any obvious sign of deficiency ... > > that one would expect in kids who go out and eat non-edible things.... > > > than... question you must raise Mr. Vikram... is why does he eat these > > fruits... just to be part of a crowd, on a dare???? > > > ========== > > > The biodiesel programme that started with a lot of fanfare and > > foreign and local cos planted thousands of acres of fertile lands.... > > for what purpose... it does not seem to have gone any where... > > what are the reasons for such pell mell running after fads... who > > gives permission, who allows companies to buy up land and plant stuff > > that may no pan out and makes our poor farmers further poor.... > > > I hope you will ask HARD questions.... \ > > > ======= > > usha di =========================================== usha di ===================== > > > On Jan 11, 9:19 pm, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Vikram jit ji, > > > > Yes, this is *Jatropha curcas* belonging to the Euphorbiaceae plant > > > family. > > > It is commonly known as Biodiesel plant, Barbados Nut, Purging Nut and > > > Physic Nut. It is native to (wild in) tropical America. It is widely > > > planted/cultivated in several (32) countries including India, where is it > > > naturalized in some places. > > > > I have attached some papers from internet that you may find useful. We > > > would like to see an another well-researched article from you. > > > > Thank you > > > > Regards > > > > Vijayasankar Raman > > > National Center for Natural Products Research > > > University of Mississippi > > > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:27 AM, vikram jit singh < > > > > vikramjitsing...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Dear Mr Garg, > > > > > Could your group of experts please help identify and describe this wild > > > > fruit growing on the banks of the river ghaghar. This fruit was eaten by > > > > slum kids who thought it was a kind of wild almond and 34 kids were > > > > taken > > > > seriously ill with vomitting and loose motions. > > > > > I am attaching pixs of a kid holding the dried fruits which were eaten > > > > and > > > > a pix of the unripe fruit on the treee. > > > > > I am writing about these poisonous wild fruits in the newspaper and > > > > would > > > > require your group's expertise. > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Vikram Jit Singh > > > > > Golf Columnist and Wildlife Correspondent: > > > > > *The Times of India* > > > > > at Chandigarh. > > > > > Columnist and Writer for: > > > > > *The Dainik Bhaskar* > > > > * > > > > * > > > > *The Daily Ajit > > > > * > > > > * > > > > * > > > > *The Hindustan Times. > > > > * > > > > * > > > > * > > > > * > > > > * > > > > * > > > > * > > > > * > > > > * > > > > > 215, Sector 19 A, > > > > Chandigarh -- 160019, > > > > India. > > > > > 0172-2724938 > > > > 09814019356. > > > > > *Facebook Profile:* > > > > * > > > > * > > > > *http://www.facebook.com/people/Vikram-Jit-Singh/543394961* > > > > > * > > > > * > > > > > -- > > > > HS119300.pdf > > > 2504KViewDownload > > > > Jatropha Q&As.pdf > > > 583KViewDownload > > > > Review of Jatropha curcas.pdf > > > 200KViewDownload
