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Plant Biotechnol J

Title:		Insect pest management in the age of synthetic biology
Author(s):		Mateos Fernandez R; Petek M; Gerasymenko I; Jutersek M; Baebler S; Kallam K; Moreno Gimenez E; Gondolf J; Nordmann A; Gruden K; Orzaez D; Patron NJ;
Address:		"Institute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP), UPV-CSIC, Valencia, Spain. Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Plant Biotechnology and Metabolic Engineering, Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany. Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norfolk, UK. Institut fur Philosophie, Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany"
Journal Title:		Plant Biotechnol J
Year:		2022
Volume:		20210902
Issue:		1
Page Number:		25 - 36
DOI:		10.1111/pbi.13685
ISSN/ISBN:		1467-7652 (Electronic) 1467-7644 (Print) 1467-7644 (Linking)
Abstract:		"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 expand. At the same time, many insect species are beneficial, acting as pollinators and predators of pest species. For thousands of years, humans have used increasingly sophisticated chemical formulations to control insect pests but, as the scale of agriculture expanded to meet the needs of the global population, concerns about the negative impacts of agricultural practices on biodiversity have grown. While biological solutions, such as biological control agents and pheromones, have previously had relatively minor roles in pest management, biotechnology has opened the door to numerous new approaches for controlling insect pests. In this review, we look at how advances in synthetic biology and biotechnology are providing new options for pest control. We discuss emerging technologies for engineering resistant crops and insect populations and examine advances in biomanufacturing that are enabling the production of new products for pest control"
Keywords:		"Agriculture Animals Crops, Agricultural/genetics Insect Control Insecta *Pest Control, Biological *Synthetic Biology biotechnology crop protection insect pests pheromones synthetic biology;"
Notes:		"MedlineMateos Fernandez, Ruben Petek, Marko Gerasymenko, Iryna Jutersek, Mojca Baebler, Spela Kallam, Kalyani Moreno Gimenez, Elena Gondolf, Janine Nordmann, Alfred Gruden, Kristina Orzaez, Diego Patron, Nicola J eng BB/CSP1720/1/BB_/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review England 2021/08/21 Plant Biotechnol J. 2022 Jan; 20(1):25-36. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13685. Epub 2021 Sep 2"