Funder/Donor
Institution(s)
Area of Focus
Plant Biotechnology & Biotic Stress Resilience
Start Year
2025
End Year
2029
Status
Ongoing
Project GEd Technique
Countries Active
Trait(s)
Cochineal resistance
Project Description
Since 2014, the wild cochineal insect has decimated over 120,000 hectares of prickly pear cactus in Morocco, causing near 100% crop loss in some regions.