Having previously confirmed dieback is resistant to chemical control on crops such as avocados, stone fruits and pines, Curtin University researchers have gained new insights into how phosphite works against the fungus-like disease, in a potentially major breakthrough for growers.
Researchers from Curtin’s Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) and Proteomics International will use the new findings to develop a detection tool to help limit the spread of dieback caused by the pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi, which can lead to huge economic losses in the horticultural industry as well as devastate native flora.
