鈥淢yrtle rust causes bright yellow pustules and infects over 500 different species including m膩nuka, p艒hutukawa, r膩t膩 and feijoa,鈥 Sale said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e getting closer to artificial infection in the laboratory so that we can trial methods for its control.鈥
鈥淪arah鈥檚 presentation stood out as she had the visual and delivery excellence we were looking for,鈥 Hayley Ridgway from Plant and Food Research, who was adjudicator of the eight judges, said.
At the welcoming ceremony, Tumu Tuarua Rangahau | Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research听Professor Ian Wright听said, 鈥淣ew 九州影院and Australia are world leaders in biosecurity. To remain that way, we must continue to invest in inter-disciplinary research鈥.
Alongside Sarah, UC PhD students Ben McEwen (Computer Engineering), Hugh Benson (Psychology) and Leann Vinson (Biology) attended the conference thanks to a听UC Biosecurity Innovations听(UCBI) grant.
鈥淲e had 17 delegates from UC attend, four of whom were students,鈥 Director of UCBI听Associate 听said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 important that our students are aware of the global issues biosecurity creates鈥.
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