NEW GENERATION OF RNA-BASED TREATMENTS FOR PLANTS

CSIC and the Polytechnic University of Valencia have developed a new generation of highly specific RNA-based treatments that can be applied to plants in a non-transgenic manner to control genes of interest, as an alternative to current treatments based on traditional agrochemicals. This new technology will contribute to optimize the productivity and quality of crops in an environment-friendly way.

Industrial partners from the agrochemical and crop breeding industry are sought to collaborate through the co-development of a market application based on the offered technology in the framework of a patent licence agreement.