Applicazioni di bioprotettori naturali per il contrasto della desertificazione” is part of the research project and collaboration agreement between the Agricultural Development Agency (ESA) of the Sicily Region, the University of Messina and CISFA, aimed at studying, on a molecular basis, of some natural bioprotectors in the agricultural sector and their development to combat desertification processes. In this context, a volume has been published (ISBN 978-88-7820-441-6) which brings together a collection of contributions, of an interdisciplinary nature, on the various lines of research activated on the topic of desertification.