Fungi funding to fight crop insects

August 20 2021 - 8:00am
FUNGI FUNDING: Ecologist Dr Adam Frew will receive over $450,000 to further his work into using fungi to enhance plant resistance to insects. Photo: USQ.
FUNGI FUNDING: Ecologist Dr Adam Frew will receive over $450,000 to further his work into using fungi to enhance plant resistance to insects. Photo: USQ.

New research showing that a particular type of fungi can be a game-changer for plants' resistance to pesky insects has just received a $450,000 injection from the Federal Government.

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