Day: 22 September 2015

French agriculture student Kévin de Cozar was looking for work experience in tropical crop protection when he came to North Queensland. Unexpectedly, he got an insight into one of Australia’s biggest crop-protection issues, Panama TR4. Kévin answers our Life Science questions. Kévin, why did you choose to come…

Lightning strikes frequently hit banana plants in North Queensland causing leaf damage that looks similar to TR4 symptoms. Growers are urged to report all suspect plants and not assume electrical storms are the cause of damage. Visiting Montpellier SupAgro University student Kévin de Cozar reports. After an electrical…