| Mitigating the threat of banana Fusarium wilt: Understanding the agro-ecological distribution of pathogenic forms and developing disease management strategies |
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Start date
End date
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1 July 2006
30 June 2009
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| Total grant |
AUS$ 600,566 |
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| Donor |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) |
| Location |
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea |
| Goal |
To understand the agro-ecological distribution of pathogenic forms of Fusarium wilt and develop appropriate disease management strategies. |
| Brief description |
The project will focus its activities in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the participation of advanced laboratories in Australia. The project will carry out a comprehensive survey and characterization of Foc pathogenic forms and develop national strategies for disease exclusion, containment and management, identifying a package of management tools through participatory approaches and exploiting existing networks to “fast-track” adoption of effective measures. The main outputs of the project include a characterized collection of Foc strains, distribution maps of Foc pathogenic forms, validated diagnostic tools, a manual of farmer-evaluated tactics for disease management, national strategies and improved capacity for disease exclusion, containment and control. |
| Partners |
• IARC: Indonesian Agricultural Research Centre
• ITFRI: Indonesian Tropical Fruit Research Institute
• Agency for Agricultural Quarantine (Indonesia)
• QDPI&F: Queensland Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries
• NARI: National Agricultural Research Institute (PNG)
• NAQIA: National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (PNG) |
| Coordination |
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