Fungicide resistance is a serious threat to cropping. When all available registered fungicides are no longer effective at managing disease, options for widespread disease control become limited, and the result is high yield losses. So, when a gateway mutation, the first step toward fungicide resistance in wheat powdery mildew (WPM), was detected in samples collected in Western Australia, alarm bells went off. In this episode we speak to Andrea Hills, research scientist with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development in Western Australia, about what growers can do to help. 

This podcast is a part of the Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network (AFREN). 

Contact:

Andrea Hills 

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 

Andrea.hills@dpird.wa.gov.au

More  Information:

Potential for fungicide resistance detected in Experance wheat powdery mildew

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CUR2302-002RTX

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