Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1093850

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1093850

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Role of fungal secreted proteins as plant disease effectors. Many crop diseases are economically significant threats to agricultural productivity in Australia, with rust fungi in particular being a major problem for cereal grain production. Current methods of rust disease control are based on breeding for resistance but continued adaption by rust fungi to overcome plant defences means there is an urgent need for new methods of crop protection. This project will investigate molecular processes underlying fungal infection of plants, focusing on mechanisms that enable fungi to take over the metabolism of infected cells. The research will provide basic knowledge for development of novel and durable disease resistance strategies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 09-03-2010

End Date: 08-03-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $330,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Biology | Protein Targeting And Signal Transduction | Plant Pathology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Rice | Wheat | Barley |

Other Keywords

Barley | Plant Biology | Plant Pathology | Protein Targeting And Signal Transduction | Rice | Wheat

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