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Parkinsonia Di-Bak in a nutshell

19 June 2019

A safer, cheaper and more environmentally-friendly new tool to fight the noxious woody weed Parkinsonia is being heralded as a major step forward in boosting feedbase management for graziers.

Now available to landholders, Di-Bak Parkinsonia is a biological herbicide containing naturally-occurring fungal pathogens. These are delivered in capsules injected directly into the trees, enabling targeted application and limiting adverse impacts on the surrounding environment.

MLA Program Manager  Sustainable Feedbase Resources, Cameron Allan, explains the ins and outs of the new tool here.