2013 Science Prize
AgResearch has invested $200,000 to help further a dogma-defying science project.
The project, which challenged the way experts had always thought fungus grew within plants, was the first recipient of the annual AgResearch Science Prize.
The award, which includes $200,000 project funding, is given to the best published examples of sciences that helps improve the profitability, sustainability and performance of the pastoral agricultural sector.