Foliar fungal pathogens remain a major threat to crop production across Australia, with CCDM researchers estimating production losses at somewhere between $920 million to $1 billion per annum.
With co-investment by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Curtin University since 2014, CCDM continues to tackle major fungal pathogens and respond to industry needs to ensure a future of improved crops and more sustainable and integrated disease management.
At CCDM, we have more than 70 staff with the capacity to work on many crops, many diseases and in many research areas including crop breeding, fungicide resistance, economics and crop management.
Our $46 million state-of-the-art laboratories and plant growth facilities in Perth allow us to be well placed to collaborate with partners.
Our research has industry impact and offers enduring profitability to the Australian Grains Industry as we co-innovate with partners to deliver adoptable research outputs.
