▁of ▁ 2 1 , 2 0 0   km ² ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 9 8 ▁and ▁ ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 6 — 0 7 . ▁The ▁s izable ▁coverage ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁additional ▁cot ton ▁production ▁of ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁b ales ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁which ▁accounts ▁for ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁cot ton ▁production . ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 2 ▁B t ▁cot ton ▁hy br ids ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Reg ul atory ▁Author ity ▁for ▁Com mer cial ization ▁in ▁India , ▁ 2 1 ▁B t ▁cot ton ▁hy br ids ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁by ▁Sri . ▁Kr ish nam our thy , ▁under ▁the ▁R asi ▁Se eds ▁b anner . ▁Const itut ing ▁ 3 3 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁B t ▁cot ton ▁hy br ids ▁released ▁for ▁commercial ization , ▁they ▁occup y ▁ 2 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁hy brid ▁cot ton ▁area ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁R asi ▁se eds ▁have ▁bag ged , ▁“ D SI R ▁National ▁Award ▁for ▁R & D ▁efforts ▁in ▁Indust ry ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁in ▁the ▁commercial ization ▁of ▁ ▁Techn ologies ▁Ac quired ▁from ▁others .” ▁ ▁I SC I ▁Awards , ▁published ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁by ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁I SC I , ▁Mat ung a , ▁M umb ai ▁– ▁