Episode 1420
1420: Dr Ben Gooden - Flaxleaf Fleabane Fungus
2NM Breakfast · 2NM Breakfast
September 12, 20225m 24s
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Show Notes
Farmers now have a new biocontrol tool to help fight one of Australia's most challenging agricultural weeds, flaxleaf fleabane, which causes grain crop revenue losses of more than $43 million each year.
Researchers from Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, are piloting the release of a fungus from Columbia to help farmers tackle the weed.
CSIRO weed ecologist, Dr Ben Gooden, was on the show to tell us more this morning.
Researchers from Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, are piloting the release of a fungus from Columbia to help farmers tackle the weed.
CSIRO weed ecologist, Dr Ben Gooden, was on the show to tell us more this morning.