Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0558999

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0558999

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL DISSECTION OF COBALT ACCUMULATION BY PLANTS. Co is a valuable metal for the Australian economy. The project will advance phytomining of non-economic Co ores and also the phytoremediation of (60)Co-contaminated soils. It will assist development of phytotechnologies for Co, eg improvement of Co content of fodder crops for ruminants in Co-deficient areas. All these applications will benefit ARC's National Research Priorities Goal 1: an environmentally friendly Australia. Understanding Co uptake by accumulator species will also promote awareness, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Australia. Outcomes will impact on Goal 3: frontier technologies, as the potential spin-off applications of Co-based phytotechnologies will fuel future environmental technologies in Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $330,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Plant Biology | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Plant Physiology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) | Primary products from plants |

Other Keywords

Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Other Non-Ferrous Ores (E.G. Copper, Zinc) | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Primary products from plants | Terrestrial Ecology

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