Using the blackleg fungus as a model for maximising fungicide efficacy

对化学品的抗性影响了控制许多作物中许多疾病的能力。该项目旨在确定关键的流行病学因素，有助于杀菌剂耐药性的一个新兴的模式系统，油菜黑胫病，使用创新的方法。这项研究的结果将是最大限度地减少杀菌剂抗性演变风险的管理策略，这是一个关键的行业需求。这也将通过结合实地和分子研究加强跨学科合作。这些管理策略将通过确保增加油菜产量来提供显著的经济效益，同时通过最大限度地减少不必要的杀菌剂使用来提供健康和环境效益。

Resistance to chemicals impacts the ability to control many diseases across many crops. This project aims to identify key epidemiological factors contributing to fungicide resistance in an emerging model system, blackleg disease of canola, using innovative approaches. The outcomes of this research will be management strategies for minimising the risk of evolution of fungicide resistance, a key industry need. This will also enhance interdisciplinary collaborations through combining field and molecular research. These management strategies will provide significant economic benefits by ensuring increased canola yields, whilst providing health and environmental benefits through minimisation of unnecessary use of fungicides.