University of Burgundy

Preventing the Effects of Climate Change: EliTerra®, a Technological Platform Dedicated to Biosolutions That Reduce the Water Needs of Field Crops

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

Benoit Poinssot, Research Professor at the UMR Agroecology (INRAE, University of Burgundy, Institut Agro Dijon), explains: "There is not one but many phytosterols.

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  • Benoit Poinssot, Research Professor at the UMR Agroecology (INRAE, University of Burgundy, Institut Agro Dijon), explains: "There is not one but many phytosterols.
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    These natural and sustainable solutions are part of the dynamic of helping agriculture meet the challenge of feeding the world's population despite the effects of climate change.
  • While animals only synthesize one cholesterol, plants produce a large number of them, which are also components of cell membranes.
  • Their presence in the membranes plays a central role in the regulation of their fluidity and thus their permeability.