02 Aug 1983 Lincoln academics attend plant pathology congress in Melbourne

Two scientists from Lincoln College will be going to an international plant pathology congress at Melbourne later this month .

They are Dr Ron Close and Dr Roy Gaunt, of the department of microbiology at the college.

The congress will be held from August 17 to August 24 at the University of Melbourne.

Before the congress, Dr Gaunt will attend a workshop on stripe rust in wheat, in the Western District of Victoria.

Immediately after the congress Dr Close will go to a workshop on plant virus epidemiology, at Corowa, in southern New South Wales.