Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP170100228
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Biosynthesis and functions of two phytotoxins in Septoria nodorum blotch. This project aims to investigate how a fungal plant pathogen makes and uses small bioactive molecules to facilitate infection. It will characterise the function of the genes and enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of a light-activated phytotoxic molecule and a potential anti-plant defence molecule found in the pathogenic wheat fungus Parastagonospora nodorum, and investigate their contribution to disease development. Expected outcomes include better understanding of plant-microbe interactions, disease management strategies, technologies for identifying biosynthetic pathways in other fungi, and enzyme technology for synthesising molecules. This could lead to new herbicides, biopesticides and drugs.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2017
End Date: 12-2019
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $428,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Pathology | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Synthetic Biology | Biologically Active Molecules
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Crop Protection Chemicals | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Wheat |
