New Breeding Technologies such as cis-genesis and intra-genesis allow to exploit the natural resistance of crops through potentiation of immunity mechanism.

New Breeding Technologies provide important advantages in developing resistant varieties with respect to conventional breeding, since they avoid managing complex genetic material, introducing undesired traits and allow the development of GMO-free plants. On strawberry, there are already several  experiences demonstrating the efficiency of these technologies in improving plant and fruit adaptability, resistance and quality. New data are requested to increase knowledge on benefits of the new modified genotypes and demonstrate absence of risks for the environment and consumers.