A group of researchers from the University of Exeter, under professor Gero Steinberg, have teamed up to combat plant pathogenic fungi. Researchers have identified a novel mono-alkyl chain lipophilic cations (MALCs) that will help crops from fungal diseases such as Septoria tritici blotch in wheat and rice blast disease. These fungal diseases attack the temperate-grown wheat and rice and risk the security of the two major crops across the world. Researchers are now seeking investors to use their findings in the field and prove its usefulness under real farming situations.