We had a nice response to a recent post about UG99 from someone called Paul.
With reference to UG99 wheat mould – would anyone consider using far-out & whacky ideas to overcome this problem or are our scientists and universities more interested in getting funding for research from the large companies that make chemical sprays etc?
I suspect that the long-term solution to these resistant strains is not more chemicals or gene alteration (mutation) that can be patented and unable to be used by poor countries. We have too much of that already.
If you know anyone who is doing research into UG99, I would like to contribute my whacky idea that costs nothing!
To which we can only say, if it won’t cost anything, why not just broadcast it — we’ll give you a platform here if you need one — and let people see if they want to give it a try. Alternatively, if any readers are working on UG99 and want to get in touch with Paul, use the Contact Form and we’ll forward your message.