A joint Russian-German study on the nutritional preferences and protection against cabbage pests

Scientists VIR them. N.I. Vavilov and the Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops named after V.I. Leibniz (Germany) will study the role of secondary metabolites of cabbage crops (taste, smell), which protect the plant from harmful insects. The results of the project, supported by a grant from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the German Research Community (DFG), will make it possible to more specifically understand the distribution of the main pests of cabbage crops in different regions of Russia, as well as develop ways to increase insect resistance in cabbage crops What biochemical mechanisms help cabbage plants to protect themselves from pests , will be studied by scientists of VIR them. N.I. Vavilov, together with colleagues from the Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops named after V.I. Leibniz (Germany). For three years (until 2023), the researchers will work under a grant from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the German Research Community ...