Assertion A: In Bt cotton B. thuringiensis produces a toxic insecticidal crystalline protein which destroys bollworms.

Reason R: B. thuringiensis produces this toxic protein in an inactive form, but when an insect ingests this inactive protein, it is converted into active form of toxin due to the alkaline pH of gut which solubilises the crystals, which is responsible for the death of bollworm.