Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP160100309
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Cell wall structure and dynamics in emerging fungal pathogens of crops. The project aims to understand the role of fungal cell wall biosynthetic enzymes in cell wall stability. The fungal cell wall is a dynamic structure whose composition constantly changes in response to biotic and abiotic stresses and at different developmental stages. The devastating fungal crop pathogen Fusarium graminearum is responsible for the head blight disease in cereals. The project aims to understand the molecular events that govern metabolism and dynamics of the cell wall of F. graminearum. The project also plans to characterise the molecular interactions involved in plant defence against fungal pathogens and fungal responses to plant immune factors called defensins. Expected long-term outcomes include the development of novel strategies for disease control and crop protection.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2016
End Date: 12-2019
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $681,450.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Mycology | Plant Pathology | Crop and Pasture Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds) | Microbiology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production not elsewhere classified |
