Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP110100186

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP110100186

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Generation of bananas with resistance to Fusarium wilt. Bananas are an important fruit crop in Australia, but the industry is continually threatened by numerous diseases such as Fusarium wilt. This project aims to generate transgenic banana plants with resistance to Fusarium wilt, a disease for which no effective control strategies currently exist.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-08-2011

End Date: 31-12-2013

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $393,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Horticultural Production | Horticultural Crop Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Tropical Fruit |

Other Keywords

Horticultural Crop Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds) | Horticultural Production | Tropical Fruit

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