Fusarium head blight is among the most extensively studied fungal diseases of wheat and
other small grain cereals due to its impact on yield and quality, but particularly due to its …

The technology to produce genetically engineered (GE) plants is celebrating its 30th
anniversary and one of the major achievements has been the development of GE crops. The …

The CRISPR/C as9 system has been demonstrated to efficiently induce targeted gene
editing in a variety of organisms including plants. Recent work showed that CRISPR/C as9 …

Alongside the use of fertilizer and chemical control of weeds, pests, and diseases modern
breeding has been very successful in generating cultivars that have increased agricultural …

Several new plant breeding techniques (NPBT s) have been developed during the last
decade, and make it possible to precisely perform genome modifications in plants. The …

Developing crops that are better adapted to abiotic stresses is important for food production
in many parts of the world today. Anticipated changes in climate and its variability …

The need to boost agricultural production in the coming decades in a climate change
scenario requires new approaches for the development of new crop varieties that are more …

Potato is an important crop, grown worldwide. It suffers from many pests and diseases
among which late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, is the worst. The …

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the world's third-largest food crop. It severely suffers from
late blight, a devastating disease caused by Phytophthora infestans. This oomycete …

Abstract In the European Union almost 6 Mha of potatoes are grown representing a value of
close to€ 6,000,000,000. Late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans causes annual …