The Fungal Biopesticide Development Laboratory conducts research on microbials (mainly fungal isolates) that have the potential to become an economically viable biopesticide. The facility has some specialised UK Agri-Tech Centre equipment to support the Scientific team at CABI. The team uses the UK Agri-Tech Centre equipment to test and screen fungal isolates for biopesticide development against plant diseases and insect pests.
CABI’s biopesticide team in the UK has expertise in fungal research and work throughout the world to minimize the pest and diseases threats to crops. One of the UK Agri-Tech Centre objectives is to collaborate with CABI on projects using our resources and their expertise to aid business development opportunities for both organisations.
In addition, this facility along with expertise from CABI scientists can offer an efficient mass production testing and bulking process, research to improve the viability and longevity of spores and formulation studies to improve the field application of suspensions.
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The Fungal Biopesticide Development Laboratory is based at CABI’s Ascot site. CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International) is a non-profit, intergovernmental organization that uses scientific expertise and information to improve people’s lives by addressing environmental and agricultural issues.
Biopesticides & Biostimulants
We offer a comprehensive suite of pioneering capabilities, dedicated to researching and improving novel crop protection techniques. These encompass precision spraying, high specification field trials, screening and testing of new biopesticides, and controlled pest management trials. These tools help combat emerging and existing crop pests and diseases, providing farmers with alternative methods for crop protection. We also have access to the UK’s first comprehensive and authenticated database of plant pathogenic fungi and bacteria, and international pest horizon scanning to enhance the efficiency of crop pest and disease diagnosis globally.
