Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0453767

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0453767

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Compost extract: a new paradigm for disease management in sustainable horticulture. There is significant legislative and consumer pressure worldwide to reduce the amount of pesticide applied to food crops. Compost extract is a watery extract of mature compost that when applied to a crop canopy allows simultaneous suppression of a broad range of plant diseases while maintaining biodiversity in an agricultural ecosystem. This technology represents a paradigm shift from the monoculture approach of single-target fungicides or biological control agents. Scientific evaluation has been hampered by a lack of standard production techniques. Our aim is to identify and characterise compost extract technology that produces known and consistently high levels of effectiveness and safety.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 06-2004

End Date: 12-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $85,668.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Horticultural Production | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Grapes | Horticultural crops |

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