Arthropod crop pests are responsible for 20% of global annual crop losses, a figure predicted
to increase in a changing climate where the ranges of numerous species are projected to …

The current CoVid-19 crisis is revealing the strengths and the weaknesses of the world’s
capacity to respond to a global health crisis. A critical weakness has resulted from the …

Seed longevity is a polygenic trait of relevance for agriculture and for understanding the
effect of environment on the ageing of biological systems. In order to identify novel longevity …

Given the little variability among commercialised eggplants mainly in developed countries,
exploring, and structuring of traditional varieties germplasm collections have become a key …

Previous work has demonstrated that plants can be used as production platforms for
molecules used in health, medicine, and agriculture. Production has been exemplified in both …

Plant biofactories are a promising platform for sustainable production of high-value
compounds, among which are insect sex pheromones, a green alternative to conventional …

Irregular monoterpenes are important precursors of different compounds employed in pest
control such as insecticides and insect sex pheromones. Metabolically engineered plants are …

Traditional vegetable varieties constitute an important reservoir of biodiversity, so recovering,
cultivating, and correctly classifying these landraces is part of key global heritage for the …

Irregular monoterpenes are important precursors of different compounds employed in pest
control such as insecticides and insect sex pheromones. Metabolically engineered plants are …

La erosión genética provocada en los cultivos al priorizar la producción sobre la calidad ha
generado una pérdida de biodiversidad agraria, que compromete la seguridad alimentaria …