Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP100100529

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP100100529

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Meeting the challenges of Sclerotinia crown rot in a perennial production system - pyrethrum. The Australian pyrethrum industry has undergone rapid growth in the last decade, which has seen it become the second largest producer of natural insecticidal pyrethrins in the world. Current production supplies 60% of the global market, with further expansion planned. Sclerotinia crown rot is a major disease that results in plant death; reducing yields and the life of the perennial crop. This project aims to develop more cost effective and environmentally sustainable methods of managing this disease. This will help to ensure consistent supply of pyrethrin to the world market, reduce the costs of production and increase the net return to growers.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-2010

End Date: 05-2013

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $366,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Horticultural Production | Plant Pathology | Horticultural Crop Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Horticultural crops not elsewhere classified |

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