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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

No longer monitoring this account. You can find me here... www.linkedin.com/in/kar-chun-...

KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Very glad to share our first venture/paper on the pathotyping of Australian Blumeria graminis f. sp tritici isolates. The study was led by our @theccdm.bsky.social and @InterGrain PhD student Ancy Tony 👩‍🔬 in collaboration with Ben Saunders of the Curtin Fish Ecology Lab.

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

💥 Out now! 💥 Our @MPMIjournal publication, led by @theccdm.bsky.social Shota Morikawa & @callumverdonk.bsky.social , looks at domain functions of a transcription factor involved in necrotrophic effector regulation and co-factor interactions in Parastagonospora nodorum, a fungal pathogen of wheat. 👇

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Happy to have presented a talk at #IWC2026Bologna on @theccdm.bsky.social research, highlighting that wheat diseases may not follow a bipartite single pathogen-plant interaction. Glad that it stimulated some nice after-session discussions and potential collaborations.

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The #IWC2026Bologna panel and audience discussion certainly provided plenty of discussion points on responsible pesticide usages and consequences from misuse. Big tks to @nicholahawkins.bsky.social @danielleybourne.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social @tobybruce.bsky.social francesco vidotto

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Chairing a discussion session with Dr Louise McNamara on the impact of pesticide usage on Wednesday #IWCBologna2026. Our panellists are ready to go! @wheatinitiative.bsky.social

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Come and check out my @theccdm.bsky.social poster on fungal co-infection of wheat at the @WheatInitiative-supported #IWC2026Bologna. I'll give a talk on this in the afternoon of 28th May.

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Congrats to the winners of the presentation prizes of the Wheat Pathogens Symposium! #IWC2024Bologna @karchuntan.bsky.social @reemwheat.bsky.social

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

"Just" landed in Rome 🇮🇹 awaiting a transit flight! Excited to catch up with colleagues in Bologna at the 4th International Wheat Congress soon!

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Tackling a nasty coral disease off the Australian coast! 🪸 🌊 Check out our new co-author paper on microbial profiling of corals with growth anomalies. Led by Zoe Richards and her team at Curtin Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS) Trend and Western Australian Museum 🥳

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Check out the @theccdm.bsky.social spotlight article on our recent @plantdisease publication on the impact of fungal co-infection in breaking down disease resistance in wheat!

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Centre for Crop and Disease Management @theccdm.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🔬 CCDM scientists found that the order of infection between yellow leaf spot and septoria nodorum blotch can dramatically change disease severity in wheat. 🌾 🔗 Read here groundcover.grdc.com.au/grdc/announc... 🎥 Hear what it means for growers & breeders. @curtinuniversity.bsky.social, #GRDC

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

In case you missed this video from our recent @theGRDC Groundcover article, summarising our recent publication (link in comment) on how fungal co-infection breaks down disease resistance in wheat...here it is! Produced by our @theccdm.bsky.social comms team😎 youtu.be/2vDf23B3hzE?...

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Co-infection Dynamics in Wheat | CCDM Discovery Spotlight

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

"The order of fungal infection can influence disease severity and plant resistance" Our @theccdm.bsky.social paper on fungal co-infection of wheat is out @PlantDiseaseJ. Collab @agtbreeding @DPIRDbroadacre @evan-john.bsky.social. Link below @theGRDC Groundcover.

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Had the pleasure of hosting Dr Giovana Cruppe & @theGRDC visiting fellow Prof Romulo Lollato from KSU at the @theccdm.bsky.social today. Excellent presos on wheat blast and agronomy! 🔥🔥🔥

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Getting some B-roll filming done by the @theccdm.bsky.social comms crew for our next sciency press release 😎🤘

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

More glam shots from @ShotaMorikawa69's PhD graduation evening 🧑‍🎓. Got a special visit from Silke Jacques, our @theccdm.bsky.social alumni post doc! 😍 @callumverdonk.bsky.social

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

February webinar: Cesaree Morier-Gxyiya @cesaree-mg.bsky.social on Improving wheat stem rust models under climate change with updated environmental parameters. Tuesday, 3 Feb 2026, 16CET/9AM (Calgary) online. www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/f... @karchuntan.bsky.social @ReemWheat.bsky.social

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

🌾 Our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens will be part of the International Symposium on Cereal Leaf Blight in Banff, Canada. 📅 Early Bird and Abstract Submission Deadline: March 31 ✍️ Register now: isclb.com/registration #WheatConnect @ReemWheat.bsky.social @karchuntan.bsky.social

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Registration — International Symposium on Cereal Leaf Blights 2026 — International Symposium on Cereal Leaf Blights 2026

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

First webinar of our Pathogens EWG in 2026! Join Cesaree Morier-Gxyiya to give an online talk titled: Improving wheat stem rust models under climate change with updated environmental parameters. www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/f... #WheatConnect @karchuntan.bsky.social @ReemWheat.bsky.social

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

“The exploitation of Epichloë endophytes for agricultural advantage – application to cereals” John CARADUS and Wayne SIMPSON Our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens made this webinar available! www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens #WheatConnect @karchuntan.bsky.social @ReemWheat.bsky.social

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EWG PATHOGENES — Wheat initiative

The Control of Wheat Pathogens EWG aims to bring together experts from the field of wheat research with an interest in minimising yield loss caused by microbial pathogens through open collaboration.…

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Did you miss the lates Webinar of our Pathogens EWG? Watch the recording: “The exploitation of Epichloë endophytes for agricultural advantage – application to cereals” John CARADUS and Wayne SIMPSON 🌾 www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens #WheatConnect @karchuntan.bsky.social @ReemWheat.bsky.social

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

We highly recommend this excellent webinar series created by our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens. A fantastic resource covering key wheat pathogen topics. 👉 youtube.com/playlist?lis... It's free, please share! @karchuntan.bsky.social @ReemWheat.bsky.social #WheatConnect #WheatPathogens

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

And that's a wrap for us in 2025! Our group at the @theccdm.bsky.social wishes you all a merry Xmas and happy New Year! 🎄🎅🎆🥳

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The paper submission smile @tony_ancy! 😃 Always been a pleasure to guide @theccdm.bsky.social post-graduate students in closing out a project with the submission of their first manuscript draft for peer review! 😍

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Tomorrow, 3 Dec! Join our Wheat Pathogens Expert Working Group for “The exploitation of Epichloë endophytes for agricultural advantage.” www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/j... @karchuntan.bsky.social @ReemWheat.bsky.social #WheatConnect

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Enjoying a midnight @wheatinitiative.bsky.social webinar on a transposon masterclass👩‍🔬 while setting up a slow-cook smoked BBQ🍖 for @theccdm.bsky.social work sundowner tomorrow to wind the week down😎

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Save the date: 20 Nov 2025 at 17h. Megan McDonald will present: Jumping Genes and Pathogenic Schemes: the diverse roles that transposons play in pathogen evolution. A must for the pathology community! Info here: www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/m... @karchuntan.bsky.social @ReemWheat.bsky.social

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

How is wheat blast expanding into Uruguay? 🌾 Find out in the latest webinar with Paula Silva INIA UY! “Genomic and Pathogenic Insights into the Range Expansion of Wheat Blast into Uruguay” www.wheatinitiative.org/ewg-pathogens #WheatConnect @karchuntan.bsky.social @ReemWheat.bsky.social

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

We are very happt to share the latest recording of the webinar organised by our Expert Working Group on Wheat Pathogens! “Genomic and Pathogenic Insights into the Range Expansion of Wheat Blast into Uruguay” by Paula SILVA #WheatConnect @karchuntan.bsky.social @ReemWheat.bsky.social

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🌾 We are very happy to announce that the Pest and Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring Workshop recordings are now online! Catch up on all the sessions here: www.wheatinitiative.org/watcha #WheatConnect #PlantHealth

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Watch-A Programme — Wheat initiative

The Wheat initiATive Crop Health Alliance – WATCH-A was established in 2022 as a result of consultations from the then joint Pests and Pathogens Expert Working Group of the Wheat Initiative (WI). Its…

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Our @theccdm.bsky.social @CurtinEand #advancedscience student @CarliaHerbst turn to present her research on protein-protein interactions in Parastagonospora nodorum 😎. @callumverdonk.bsky.social

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Our @CurtinEandA @theccdm.bsky.social #advancedscience student 👨‍🎓Keshara Thanthrige (right) presenting his research assessment on the development of selectable marker recycling♻️ in a fungal pathogen. Well done mate! 👏 @ShotaMorikawa69 @callumverdonk.bsky.social

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Upcoming Webinar 23 October - Join online! Paula Silva from INIA Uruguay: Genomic and Pathogenic Insights into the Range Expansion of Wheat Blast in Uruguay. Hosted by our Pathogens Expert Working Group. 🔗 wheatinitiative.org/new-events/p... @karchuntan.bsky.social @ReemWheat.bsky.social

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Paula Silva at THE EWG ON WHEAT PATHOGENS WEBINAR SERIES — Wheat initiative

Our Expert Working Group on Control of Wheat Pathogens has invited Dr. Paula Silva from the Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Uruguay to this online talk. The title of…

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Wheat Initiative @wheatinitiative.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

🚨 Webinar 23 Oct Join in for a talk by Dr Paula Silva (INIA, Uruguay): "Genomic and Pathogenic Insights into the Range Expansion of Wheat Blast into Uruguay." Hosted by our Pathogens EWG 🔗 www.wheatinitiative.org/new-events/p... #WheatConnect @karchuntan.bsky.social @ReemWheat.bsky.social

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

😍Our @theccdm.bsky.social @InterGrain1 PhD student @tony_ancy will provide an update on her research to dissect Australian wheat powdery mildew this Friday. Please come along if you are in town!!!

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Callum Verdonk @callumverdonk.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Big thank you to @cbsmwa.bsky.social for letting me waffle on about my work on Pf2 and it's role in effector regulation! #effectors #CBSMWA #CBSM @theccdm.bsky.social @karchuntan.bsky.social

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KC👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺 @karchuntan.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

📢💥Team work pays off!!! Looks @theccdm.bsky.social lads found a new epistasis-regulated (probable) necrotrophic effector from Stago nodorum @callumverdonk.bsky.social @ShotaMorikawa69

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CBSM WA @cbsmwa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Engaging Biological Science New Investigator session featuring Pelina Toprak, Callum Verdonk, Samalka Wijeweera and Johannes Debler. Hearing about microbes as our mighty chemical engineers from Pelina, to an intriguing story of gene exchange from Johannes. #CBSMWA #CBSMWA2025

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CBSM WA @cbsmwa.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Welcome Dr Peter Solomon, our CBSM 2025 plenary speaker! Dr Solomon has generated over 150 research articles making significant progress in understanding the intricacies of plant-microbe interactions and how these impact our economic and food security.

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Centre for Crop and Disease Management @theccdm.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Student spotlight🌾 Ancy Tony is a PhD student working on a studentship partnership with #InterGrain to focus on developing genetic resistance in wheat to powdery mildew, caused by the fungal pathogen Blumeria graminis. 🧬🌱 #theGRDC #CurtinUni @karchuntan.bsky.social

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