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Warning issued for Group 3 fungicide efficacy

A laboratory detection of a gateway mutation in wheat powdery mildew sets off early alarm bell.

Claire Harris
Grain growers in Western Australia should be on alert for wheat powdery mildew following the detection of a gateway mutation.

Grain growers in Western Australia should be on alert for wheat powdery mildew following the detection of a gateway mutation. | Credits: Mark Saunders, Kondinin Group.

WESTERN Australian wheat growers are being urged to take steps to protect the efficacy of Group 3 (DMI) fungicides, following the laboratory detection of a gateway mutation in wheat powdery mildew – a...

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