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ReviewPlant biotechnology journal2022

Insect pest management in the age of synthetic biology.

Rubén Mateos Fernández, Marko Petek, Iryna Gerasymenko, Mojca Juteršek, Špela Baebler, Kalyani Kallam, Elena Moreno Giménez, Janine Gondolf, Alfred Nordmann, Kristina Gruden and 2 more

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Review in Plant biotechnology journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Rubén Mateos FernándezInstitute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP), UPV-CSIC, Valencia, Spain.
Marko PetekDepartment of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Iryna GerasymenkoPlant Biotechnology and Metabolic Engineering, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
Mojca JuteršekDepartment of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Špela BaeblerDepartment of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-4776-7164
Kalyani KallamEarlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norfolk, UK.
Elena Moreno GiménezInstitute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP), UPV-CSIC, Valencia, Spain.
Janine GondolfInstitut für Philosophie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
Alfred NordmannInstitut für Philosophie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
Kristina GrudenDepartment of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Diego OrzaezInstitute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP), UPV-CSIC, Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1662-5403
Nicola J PatronEarlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norfolk, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8389-1851

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/CSP1720/1
6 · The paper itself

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.

Indexed as

Pest Control, BiologicalSynthetic BiologyAgricultureAnimalsCrops, AgriculturalInsectaInsect Controlbiotechnologycrop protectioninsect pestspheromonessynthetic biology

Identifiers

PMID34416790
PMCPMC8710903

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