Fungicide alternatives could be created after research breakthrough

Gregor Heard
June 24 2020 - 9:00am
David Winkler, La Trobe University, has been working on a British project where fungi are repelled from plants using a polymer coating.
David Winkler, La Trobe University, has been working on a British project where fungi are repelled from plants using a polymer coating.

A RESEARCH breakthrough in a UK study reported the use of polymers to block fungal attachment to surfaces that could eventually have big benefits for agriculture.

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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