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Why Australia imports so many veggie seeds (and do we really need to treat them with fungicides?)

  • Written by Karen Barry, Senior Lecturer, Plant Pathology, University of Tasmania
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Organic farmers have reacted with alarm to a draft review released last week that recommends mandatory fungicide treatment for certain plant seeds imported into Australia, including broccoli, cauliflower, radish and spinach.

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