Beneficial flavonoids from eucalypt plantations

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This project aims to develop the systems and tools required to establish eucalypt plantations for commercial production of flavonoid natural products. It is expected to generate new knowledge on valuable antimicrobial flavonoids found in eucalypts. Outcomes will include selection of species with high levels of particular flavonoids, production of seed orchards and improved plantations for sustainable leaf harvesting, and characterisation of the molecular mechanisms of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. This should help expand an industry based on a largely untapped property of Australian trees, provide significant benefits to regional communities growing and harvesting plantations, and ultimately help us address microbial pathogen resistance