Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0556930

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0556930

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Role of plant host factors in the replication and pathogenesis of Tomato leaf curl virus (TLCV). Geminivirus infection is an emerging problem in the Australian tomato growing industry which is currently worth ca.A$200m annually. Knowledge gained from this research will have direct benefit in safeguarding this industry by providing an insight into geminivirus replication and identifying molecular targets for virus control. More generally, the technology developed through this study will contribute to our basic understanding of virus replication in plants with a view to controlling virus diseases by direct molecular intervention with specifically engineered tools. We foresee potential industrial applications.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2005

End Date: 12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $230,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Genetic Technologies: Transformation, Site-Directed Mutagenesis, Etc. | Biochemistry And Cell Biology Not Elsewhere Classified | Microbiology | Virology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Horticultural crops | Horticultural crops not elsewhere classified | Control of pests and exotic species |

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