Published on
17/06/2026 - 17:55 GMT+2
A technology developed by Spanish researchers will make it possible to detect pests and diseases in crops at an early stage thanks to plants that glow in the dark and change colour when infected by viruses.
The research carried out by the Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), which is part of the CSIC and the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), has led to the creation of a biological infection detection system. The study has been published in ‘Nature Communications’ and opens up a new way of identifying diseases in crops.
Emitting different light signals according to the plant’s state of health
