Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP210103869

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP210103869

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

My enemy’s enemy is my friend: The genetics of major plant pathogen killers. Fungi are devastating agents of crop diseases. These plant pathogens, in turn, are often parasitized by other fungi in the field. The project will focus on such interactions between powdery mildews, important pathogens of many crops and wild plants, and their common fungal parasites (Ampelomyces spp.) that have already been utilised as biocontrol agents in crop protection. Genetic and genomic tools will be used to determine if these parasites evolved by switching host from plants to plant pathogens. The project has the potential to make a ground-breaking discovery in this field, and also establish the starting point for new innovative methods to protect a wide diversity of crops using these fungi or specific compounds derived from them.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 09-08-2021

End Date: 09-08-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $525,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Genetics | Mycology | Plant Biology | Plant Pathology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Control of Plant Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences

Other Keywords

Control of Plant Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Microbial Genetics | Mycology | Plant Biology | Plant Pathology

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