Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP200201026

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP200201026

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Plant plasters: Efficient spray micro-coatings for plant delivery. This proposal will study and apply recently-discovered methods of strongly attaching beneficial chemicals to plant leaves, stalks, and fruit. The materials have an unusually good ability to stick to crop plants and deliver herbicide or pesticide active ingredients more efficiently than standard additives, without toxicity. Recent findings have shown significant health risks from commercial herbicide additives and their run-off into vulnerable ecosystems like the Great Barrier Reef. This project will explain the unusually effective, but simple, adhesion and delivery performance, incorporate the new additives into commercially-relevant formulations for our industrial partner, and work to deliver the materials at relevant manufacturing scales.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-03-2022

End Date: 03-03-2025

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $320,214.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Pharmaceutical Sciences | Crop and Pasture Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds) | Crop and Pasture Production | Chemical Characterisation of Materials

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Agricultural and Environmental Standards | Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in Technology |

Other Keywords

Agricultural and Environmental Standards | Chemical Characterisation of Materials | Crop and Pasture Production | Crop and Pasture Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds) | Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in Technology | Pharmaceutical Sciences

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