„Pestizid-Pioniere“: Forschungsteam der University of Idaho verfolgt einen neuartigen Ansatz zur Entwicklung neuer Fungizide für Kartoffelbauern

They’ve identified several compounds proven to be highly effective against major potato fungal diseases and expect their collaboration to yield new fungicides that U of I will license for chemical companies to produce.

“We’ve had a high success rate. We’ve screened fewer than 60 compounds and already have 15 that have some action,” said Brenda Schroeder, a CALS researcher with the Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology. “Looking at the bigger picture, this approach is adaptable to all pathogen groups in some fashion. This could be expanded past the fungi once the system is in place.”