Applications of venom biodiversity in agriculture

Álvaro Sérgio Oliveira; Antônio Luiz Fantinel; Felipe Dalzotto Artuzo; Letícia de Oliveira; Rodrigo Bustos Singer; Mário Luiz Conte da Frota Júnior; Homero Dewes; Edson Talamini

EFB Bioeconomy Journal (Nov 2021)

Applications of venom biodiversity in agriculture

Álvaro Sérgio Oliveira,
Antônio Luiz Fantinel,
Felipe Dalzotto Artuzo,
Letícia de Oliveira,
Rodrigo Bustos Singer,
Mário Luiz Conte da Frota Júnior,
Homero Dewes,
Edson Talamini

Affiliations

Álvaro Sérgio Oliveira: Research Group in Bioeconomics Applied to Agribusiness - NEB-Agro, CEPAN, UFRGS, Brazil.; Interdisciplinary Center for Studies and Research in Agribusiness – CEPAN, UFRGS, Brazil.; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Antônio Luiz Fantinel: Research Group in Bioeconomics Applied to Agribusiness - NEB-Agro, CEPAN, UFRGS, Brazil.; Interdisciplinary Center for Studies and Research in Agribusiness – CEPAN, UFRGS, Brazil.; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Felipe Dalzotto Artuzo: Research Group in Bioeconomics Applied to Agribusiness - NEB-Agro, CEPAN, UFRGS, Brazil.; Brazilian Institute of Bioeconomy – INBBIO, Brazil.
Letícia de Oliveira: Interdisciplinary Center for Studies and Research in Agribusiness – CEPAN, UFRGS, Brazil.; Department of Economics and International Relations – DERI, Faculty of Economics – FCE, UFRGS, Brazil.; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Rodrigo Bustos Singer: Botany Department, Institute of Biosciences, UFRGS, Brazil.; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Mário Luiz Conte da Frota Júnior: Regenera Moléculas do Mar, Incubadora Empresarial do Centro de Biotecnologia – UFRGS, Av. 9500, Setor IV – Biotecnologia, Prédio, Sala 117, Bento Gonçalves 43421, Brazil.
Homero Dewes: Interdisciplinary Center for Studies and Research in Agribusiness – CEPAN, UFRGS, Brazil.; Brazilian Institute of Bioeconomy – INBBIO, Brazil.; Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biosciences, UFRGS, Brazil.; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Edson Talamini: Research Group in Bioeconomics Applied to Agribusiness - NEB-Agro, CEPAN, UFRGS, Brazil.; Interdisciplinary Center for Studies and Research in Agribusiness – CEPAN, UFRGS, Brazil.; Brazilian Institute of Bioeconomy – INBBIO, Brazil.; Department of Economics and International Relations – DERI, Faculty of Economics – FCE, UFRGS, Brazil.; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.; Corresponding author at: Interdisciplinary Center for Studies and Research in Agribusiness – CEPAN, Faculty of Agronomy, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 7712 – Bairro Agronomia, Porto Alegre, RS CEP 91540-000, Brazil.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1
p. 100010

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Agriculture can benefit from the biotechnological use of animal venom biodiversity. We explored the patent database to find the prevailing applications of scorpion, snake, spider, bee, and wasp venoms for agricultural purposes. We searched for patents registered worldwide using the keywords “animal species” AND “venom” associated with the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, based on Google Patents by November 2020. The results indicate an increasing frequency in patents related to animal venoms. Scorpion, snake, and wasp appeared most frequently, besides other species. The inventors concentrate on two subclasses, namely new plant varieties development (A01H) and biopesticides (A01N). Monsanto and other giant agricultural and biotechnology companies lead the list in the number of patents. New varieties of crops, like soybean, corn, cotton, rice, and wheat, are the most frequent inventions. The benefits of using natural venoms in insect-resistant plant varieties and biopesticides are pertinent to agriculture, the environment, and human health.

Published in EFB Bioeconomy Journal

ISSN: 2667-0410 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Economic growth, development, planning; Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering: Environmental protection
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/efb-bioeconomy-journal

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