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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0984827
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Molecular basis of the interaction between plant disease resistance proteins and pathogen avirulence proteins. Management of crop diseases involves the integrated use of resistant cultivars and the application of chemical pesticides. Many diseases, however, including rust, continue to pose an economically significant threat to agricultural productivity in Australia. The research outlined in this proposal aims to understand the mechanisms, at a molecular and structural level, that enable resistant plants to detect and respond to pathogen attack. The outcomes of this currently unavailable fundamental understanding will enable new, durable and more effective resistance genes to be engineered. Therefore, the work has significant economic and environmental implications for agricultural crop plant productivity in this country.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2009
End Date: 03-2012
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $300,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Cellular Interactions (Incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) | Characterisation Of Macromolecules
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Crop and animal protection chemicals | Biological sciences | Control of pests and exotic species |
