This investment will facilitate the integration of surveillance and diagnostics of established pests and diseases of the Australian grain industry to provide growers with timely seasonal biotic threat levels, with capacity to respond to epidemics and coordinate communications. This state-based approach will integrate a national support network while maintaining and...

Ascochyta blight (AB) is a major disease in chickpea that is caused by the Ascochyta rabiei fungi and can lead to significant damages to crops and yield losses under favourable conditions when not managed. Our previous studies shown that Ascochyta rabiei isolates are rapidly adapting to overcome the resistance of...