Periodic Reporting for period 1 - DAFNE (Delivery of Small RNAs by Functional Hydrogel Nanoparticles to Improve Osmotic strEss Tolerance in Plants)

Climate change is having a huge impact on the worldwide crop yield with a considerable decreasing of crop production every year (between 20% to 40% of global crop production). Plant genetic improvement is continuously looking for novel approaches to obtain climate-ready crops...