Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100893

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE160100893

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

How do effector proteins from necrotrophic fungi cause disease in plants? This project aims to develop new knowledge to support the development of strategies to protect wheat from necrotrophic fungi. Crop losses caused by plant diseases are a significant economic, environmental and social challenge in a world facing increased demands on food, fibre and biofuels. Parastagonospora nodorum is an economically important necrotrophic fungal pathogen of wheat. During infection, P. nodorum uses effector proteins to target sensitivity gene products in wheat. This process, known as necrotrophic effector-triggered susceptibility, results in plant cell death and disease. This project aims to investigate the structural basis of necrotrophic effector-triggered susceptibility in the P. nodorum – wheat pathosystem.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-04-2016

End Date: 25-04-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $364,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Structural Biology (incl. Macromolecular Modelling) |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Wheat

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Structural Biology (incl. Macromolecular Modelling) | Wheat

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