Marrakech hosts a symposium on plant resistance to insects

The city of Marrakech is hosting, from 14 to 18 April, the 21st biennial International Symposium on Plant Resistance to Insects, the last 20 editions of which were organised solely in the United States. Placed under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, this symposium is intended as a scientific platform for reflection for more than 100 researchers and experts from 36 countries, in order to review scientific progress and the latest advances in the field of plant resistance to insect pests, indicates a statement on Wednesday from the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). According to an approach favouring sustainable development and the genetic path of resistance for the control of insect pests, the scientists participating in this symposium will debate alternatives to control, other than the systematic recourse to pesticides…