Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0349278

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0349278

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Enhanced biocontrol options for the Australian sugar industry: a proteomic approach. Sugarcane is the second largest field crop grown in Australia and raw sugar is the third largest export product. Canegrubs are the major insect pest affecting production of sugarcane in Australia, currently costing the industry more than $12 million annually in insecticides and lost production. Biological control of insect pests provides an environmentally sound option of reducing these losses. Here we propose to use proteomics to identify the key pathogenicity determinants in the biological control fungus Metarhizium during infection of canegrubs. The genes and proteins identified in this project will contribute to developing enhanced biocontrol options for Australian sugar industry.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 08-02-2004

End Date: 07-02-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $156,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Analytical Biochemistry | Gene Expression | Microbiology Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Sugar | Other environmental aspects | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Analytical Biochemistry | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Biological sciences | Gene Expression | Microbiology Not Elsewhere Classified | Other environmental aspects | Sugar

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