Early Career Industry Fellowships - Grant ID: IE230100103

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/IE230100103

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Improving efficacy of biopesticides through understanding mode of action. Insecticides are used extensively to control agricultural pests, but options are increasingly limited owing to environmental and human health concerns. A biopesticide, Bt, provides a valuable ‘soft’ option for control of caterpillars that are amongst the world's most damaging insect pests. However, little is known about how ingested Bt kills insects and this knowledge gap constrains options to improve efficacy and to counter resistance. This project connects industry end users (Cotton RDC; Bayer CropScience) with research training (Macquarie University) and applied research (CSIRO) to model how Bt interacts with the insect gut. This model will make valuable contributions to ensuring sustained and improved efficacy of Bt biopesticides.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2024

End Date: 30-03-2028

Funding Scheme: Early Career Industry Fellowships

Funding Amount: $476,833.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Invertebrate biology | Proteomics and intermolecular interactions (excl. medical proteomics) | Biochemistry and cell biology | Genomics and transcriptomics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and cell biology | Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species In Terrestrial Environments | Cotton | Expanding Knowledge In the Agricultural, Food and Veterinary Sciences | Genomics and transcriptomics | Invertebrate biology | Proteomics and intermolecular interactions (excl. medical proteomics)

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