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Fungicide tolerance found in blackleg populations

<p>WITH the support of the Grains Research and Development Corporation, the National Canola Pathology Program has this year tested 200 canola crops from across Australia to determine if the blackleg fungus has developed tolerance to the fungicide fluquinconazole (such as Jockey).</p>

Jessica Strauss
Fungicide tolerance found in blackleg populations

  Of the 200 samples, 62% showed no tolerance, 23% showed low tolerance and 15% showed tolerance. Samples of canola stubble from 2014 crops were collected by growers and agronomists, incubated to induce...

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