Episode Details

Fungicide Resistance in cereal crops such as barley could become as significant an issue for the Australian grains industry as Herbicide resistance in weeds.

Powdery Mildew alone costs many millions a year in crop yield losses according to the industry. Researchers at the Centre for Crop Disease Management, a national research centre co-supported by WA’s Curtin University and the Grains Research & Development Corporation are leading the way in developing new technology and fungicide management strategies to address fungicide resistance in grain crops.

Contact:

Dr Fran Lopez-Ruiz

Centre for Crop and Disease Management, Curtin University, Perth Western Australia

m: 0468 766 584

ph: (08) 9266 3061

e: fran.lopezruiz@curtin.edu.au

GRDC project code: CUR00023

More information:

frg@curtin.edu.au

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