Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0667708

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0667708

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Breeding for resistance: Diagnostic toolkit for predicting variation in plant defence compounds in Eucalyptus. Pulp and timber from plantations are important for Australia's economic and environmental future. However, we must ensure that these plantations are grown sustainably. One area of concern is the current reliance on pesticides to control herbivores of plantation eucalypts. The work proposed here aims to use existing ecological findings together with early access to the genome of Eucalyptus to develop ways of using the natural resistance of Eucalyptus as an alternative to chemical pesticides. The work will also help us to understand how eucalypts produce the distinctive odours that are so characteristic of Australian landscapes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 28-06-2009

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $435,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Tree Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering) | Forestry Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Forestry Sciences

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Hardwood plantations | Control of pests and exotic species | Living resources (flora and fauna) |

Other Keywords

Control of pests and exotic species | Forestry Sciences | Forestry Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Hardwood plantations | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Terrestrial Ecology | Tree Improvement (Selection, Breeding And Genetic Engineering)

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