New fungicide resistant strain of net form of net blotch found in South Australia

Gregor Heard
December 16 2019 - 8:00pm
Fran Lopez-Ruiz of the Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) says the new fungicide resistant strain of net form of net blotch highlights the need for an integrated disease manaagement strategy.
Fran Lopez-Ruiz of the Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) says the new fungicide resistant strain of net form of net blotch highlights the need for an integrated disease manaagement strategy.

RESEARCHERS are pleading with grain growers to be careful with their fungicide rotations after confirming a sample of a common barley disease had resistance to two different fungicide modes of action.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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