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Barley seed could carry fungicide-resistant disease into next crop, researchers find

Barley seed could be carrying more than the potential for a new crop, with emerging research from the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) finding that fungicide-resistant net blotch can be carried on seed and transferred to seedlings.

Barley seed could carry fungicide-resistant disease into next crop, researchers find
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Barley seed could be carrying more than the potential for a new crop, with emerging research from the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) finding that fungicide-resistant net blotch can be carried on seed and transferred to seedlings.

Originally published at Phys.org

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