For the 2026 edition of SIVAL, the jury selected and evaluated 34 innovations, nominated in seven different categories. Amoéba and its AXPERA solution, presented in the category ‘plant health, soil ...

Here, we build on this work by carrying out contained studies to empirically assess the pest suppression and resistance management benefits of releasing OX5382G males. We also report on the first open ...

After genetic sequences and DNA, here comes RNA, the new flagship molecule in biotechnology that is supposed to solve agricultural and health problems. Companies in this field are flourishing. Among ...

Toulouse-based Micropep Technologies has just had one of its fungicidal micropeptides approved in the United States. The technology, developed and patented by this CNRS spin-off, is aiming for ...

We evaluated proteolytic and chitinolytic activity of all actinobacteria strains. Chitinase production was verified in chitin-yeast-salt extract (CYS) (Kavitha and Vijayalakshmi, 2011) and proteases ...

In the Brazilian Cerrado, several genera of nematodes are associated with cropping systems, especially the soybean cyst nematode - SCN (Heterodera glycines), root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus ...

CIRAD and its partners in the Indian Ocean region are launching a new platform in partnership for research and training (dP) dedicated to biological pest control. The dP, entitled Biocontrôle-OI, also ...

The Indian Ocean (IO) countries are mostly characterized by island environments. They are faced with an urgent need to feed a fast-growing population by developing competitive local agriculture, while ...