Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0562415
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Selection and deployment of browsing resistant Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus nitens. Marsupial browsing is a significant problem for eucalypt plantation establishment in Australia. To date, browsing control has relied on the use of 1080 pesticide, but through political and social pressure this will cease in Tasmanian State Forests by December 2005. To develop new approaches to integrated pest management, we will explore the use of natural plant resistance to marsupial browsers. We will determine the genetic and chemical basis of seedling resistance in Eucalyptus globulus and E. nitens, and investigate the stability of resistance though tree development and across different sites. Resistant germplasm will be identified and tested in operational plantings.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2005
End Date: 04-2010
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $302,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Terrestrial Ecology | Tree Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Ecology | Population And Ecological Genetics
