Bollgard II cotton has been cultivated in 84 lakh hectares in the country this year, according to Mr R. Barwale, Managing Director of Mahyco India Ltd. This is out of the 118 lakh hectares under cotton this year. [...] Earlier on Monday, the conference saw experts expressing concerns over the fact that Bt cotton is now accounting for 93 per cent of the total area under cotton. “Such a dominance could lead to elimination or disappearance of old and traditional varieties,” said Dr C.D. Mayee, Chairman of the National Organising Committee of the conference. “Bt cotton cannot be a panacea for everything,” he said.