Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0667863
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Assessing the impact of a native parasitic plant, Cassytha pubescens, on the weeds gorse (Ulex europaeus) and English broom (Cytisus scoparius). Each year invasive plants cost Australia billions of dollars through costs associated with their control and through lost agricultural production and degradation of native ecosystems. Two particularly damaging plants are gorse and broom. The problems gorse causes are so serious that it has been recognized as a Weed of National Significance (Federal Department of Environment and Heritage). Biological control efforts have seldom use native agents, and even less often, parasitic plants. This project will help to develop strategies for the control of two noxious species using a native parsitic plant.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2006
End Date: 12-2008
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $119,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Terrestrial Ecology | Plant Biology | Land And Parks Management | Plant Physiology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Living resources (flora and fauna) | Control of pests and exotic species | Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas |
