Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0232431

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0232431

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Fungal Glucanase Genes for Engineering Disease Resistance in Plants. Plants can be engineered for resistance to fungal diseases by transformation with recombinant genes encoding chitinase or glucanase. Although fungi are prolific producers of glucanases, with some species producing novel forms, they have been unexplored as a source of useful glucanases. This project will isolate glucanase-producing fungi from soil, screen them for antifungal activity, and clone the glucanase genes from one or more isolates. In view of the high degree of biodiversity in WA soils, we have a high expectation of finding novel glucanases which will be useful for engineering disease resistance in plants, or for other industrial processes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-2002

End Date: 12-2004

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $67,635.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Agricultural Biotechnology | Transgenesis | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) | Mycology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Field crops | Wheat |

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