GMO Analysis in Cotton

In order to change the genetic sequence of a living thing and to give it a different feature that is not in its nature; Non-human living organisms obtained by transferring a gene from another living thing are called “Genetically Modified Organisms-GMOs”.

While the production of GMO cotton is spreading rapidly around the world, Turkey has banned it, including for R&D purposes, together with Greece and Spain, thus becoming one and the largest of the three privileged world countries that only produce "Non-GMO Cotton".

In this context, our country has also achieved great success in cotton breeding and, with the contribution of our cotton farmers' developing experience and expertise, in field yield, after Australia, Turkey has risen to the second place in the world with a margin of 10-12%.

In this sense, Turkey has gained a very important and unique position in the world cotton production as a producer of pure non-GMO cotton original and by-products and a country with non-GMO cotton genetic resources. While this important and unique position includes unique opportunities for our country, it also imposes serious responsibilities on our country for the future of world cotton production.

Nanolab Consumer Product Analysis Laboratory continues to be a solution partner in "GMO Analysis in Cotton" studies.