Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0669080

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0669080

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Australian plague locust population genetics and migratory behaviour. The project will allow improved monitoring and forecasting of locusts in Australia and thereby help prevent locust outbreaks. Benefits will arise directly through greater effectiveness in reducing locust damage to crops, and indirectly to Australian rural industry generally through the economic benefits of reduced losses and locust control costs. Environmental and social benefits will also arise from reduced, better targeted use of chemical insecticides. This in turn can produce secondary economic benefits, e.g. through enhanced growth and profitability of the organic beef industry within the main locust-outbreak area.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 14-03-2007

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $399,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) | Population And Ecological Genetics | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Field crops | Control of pests and exotic species | Control of pests and exotic species |

Other Keywords

Control of pests and exotic species | Field crops | Genetics | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) | Population And Ecological Genetics | Terrestrial Ecology

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