title: New Technologies for Insect-Resistant and Herbicide-Tolerant Plants.
abstract: The advent of modern molecular biology and recombinant DNA technology has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of insect-resistant (IR) and herbicide-tolerant (HT) plant varieties, with great economic benefits for farmers. Nevertheless, the high selection pressure generated by control strategies for weed and insect populations has led to the evolution of herbicide and pesticide resistance. In the short term, the development of new techniques or the improvement of existing ones will provide further instruments to counter the appearance of resistant weeds and insects and to reduce the use of agrochemicals. In this review, we examine some of the most promising new technologies for developing IR and HT plants, such as genome editing and antisense technologies.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Italian National Research Council, 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: lombluca@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.affiliation: University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coppola
authors.affiliation: Olive Growing and Olive Oil Industry Research Centre, Agricultural Research Council, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Samanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zelasco
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000639:trends*; D018556:Crops, Agricultural; D006540:Herbicides; D007300:Insect Control; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified
chemical_list: D006540:Herbicides
keywords: antisense technologies; gene pyramiding; genome editing; insect resistant and herbicide tolerant plants