Bt agave: why it is time to explore a new biotechnological frontier
Aline Vitória Corim Marim, Marcelo Falsarella Carazzolle, Gonçalo Amarante Guimarães Pereira, Carolina Rossi De Oliveira · 2026
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Aline Vitória Corim Marim and co-authors argue in a 2026 paper that agave should gain pest proofing from Bt genes. Agave grows well on dry land in Mexico and Brazil with very little water, and it feeds fuel, cloth, and drink trades. Dry zones now cover a large share of Earth and keep growing as the climate warms.
Bugs still cut agave yields, while Bt proteins guard many other crops from such pests. Past blocks in changing agave genes have eased as lab methods for these plants improved. The authors map how Bt traits could join pest plans built on mixed tactics, and they set out the research steps that come first.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Aline Vitória Corim Marim, Marcelo Falsarella Carazzolle, Gonçalo Amarante Guimarães Pereira, Carolina Rossi De Oliveira |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |