Project Title:

Optimising fungicide resistance management strategies

Project Summary:

Fungal crop diseases are capable of mutations which lead to disease treatments failing - fungicide resistance. One way of delaying fungicide resistance is to use mixtures of fungicides, so that multiple mutations are required before the mixture is completely ineffective. I use mathematical modelling and simulations to explore optimal resistance management strategies, primarily focussing on mixtures as a resistance strategy and using Septoria of winter wheat as a case study.