The socio-economic impact of fungicide resistance in West Australia's Wheatbelt
Farming is a risky business, demanding daily decisions on farm input expenditure and best practices while operating in an uncertain climate. One of these decisions regards agro-chemical inputs for disease control, a decision increasingly challenged by fungicide resistance for many pathogens of agric...
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| author | Olita, Toto Sung, Billy Hooper, Bethany Cao, Zhanglong Lopez-Ruiz, Fran Gibberd, Mark |
| author2 | Sparks, Donald |
| author_facet | Sparks, Donald Olita, Toto Sung, Billy Hooper, Bethany Cao, Zhanglong Lopez-Ruiz, Fran Gibberd, Mark |
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| description | Farming is a risky business, demanding daily decisions on farm input expenditure and best practices while operating in an uncertain climate. One of these decisions regards agro-chemical inputs for disease control, a decision increasingly challenged by fungicide resistance for many pathogens of agricultural significance. To understand disease management decision-making and the importance of fungicide resistance, we surveyed 137 barley growers from West Australia's Wheatbelt. On average, this group spent AU$42/ha on fungicide application. Our survey found that growers were willing to invest an additional AU$18/ha to delay resistance of the pathogen to fungicides. Qualitative data show that barley growers perceive fungicide resistance as a growing issue in the region with a significant economic and emotional impact. Growers also expressed concern that fungicide resistance could become a long-term threat to the sustainability of their agribusiness. This study demonstrates that understanding growers' financial motivations and the economics of plant diseases is vital. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-914612024-12-03T08:12:41Z The socio-economic impact of fungicide resistance in West Australia's Wheatbelt Olita, Toto Sung, Billy Hooper, Bethany Cao, Zhanglong Lopez-Ruiz, Fran Gibberd, Mark Sparks, Donald Mode of action Net blotch of barley Pesticide Return on investment Sustainable agriculture Farming is a risky business, demanding daily decisions on farm input expenditure and best practices while operating in an uncertain climate. One of these decisions regards agro-chemical inputs for disease control, a decision increasingly challenged by fungicide resistance for many pathogens of agricultural significance. To understand disease management decision-making and the importance of fungicide resistance, we surveyed 137 barley growers from West Australia's Wheatbelt. On average, this group spent AU$42/ha on fungicide application. Our survey found that growers were willing to invest an additional AU$18/ha to delay resistance of the pathogen to fungicides. Qualitative data show that barley growers perceive fungicide resistance as a growing issue in the region with a significant economic and emotional impact. Growers also expressed concern that fungicide resistance could become a long-term threat to the sustainability of their agribusiness. This study demonstrates that understanding growers' financial motivations and the economics of plant diseases is vital. 2023 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91461 10.1016/bs.agron.2023.03.005 CUR00023 - Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Curtin University Elsevier fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Mode of action Net blotch of barley Pesticide Return on investment Sustainable agriculture Olita, Toto Sung, Billy Hooper, Bethany Cao, Zhanglong Lopez-Ruiz, Fran Gibberd, Mark The socio-economic impact of fungicide resistance in West Australia's Wheatbelt |
| title | The socio-economic impact of fungicide resistance in West Australia's Wheatbelt |
| title_full | The socio-economic impact of fungicide resistance in West Australia's Wheatbelt |
| title_fullStr | The socio-economic impact of fungicide resistance in West Australia's Wheatbelt |
| title_full_unstemmed | The socio-economic impact of fungicide resistance in West Australia's Wheatbelt |
| title_short | The socio-economic impact of fungicide resistance in West Australia's Wheatbelt |
| title_sort | socio-economic impact of fungicide resistance in west australia's wheatbelt |
| topic | Mode of action Net blotch of barley Pesticide Return on investment Sustainable agriculture |
| url | CUR00023 - Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Curtin University http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91461 |