Enhanced biocontrol options for the Australian sugar industry: a proteomic approach

澳大利亚制糖业的增强生物防治方案：蛋白质组学方法

• 批准号: LP0349278
• 负责人: Prof Helena Nevalainen
• 金额: $ 12.12万
• 依托单位: Macquarie University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2004-02-08 至 2007-02-07
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0349278
• 关键词: Enhanced; biocontrol; options; Australian; sugar

Sugarcane is the second largest field crop grown in Australia and raw sugar is the third largest export product. Canegrubs are the major insect pest affecting production of sugarcane in Australia, currently costing the industry more than $12 million annually in insecticides and lost production. Biological control of insect pests provides an environmentally sound option of reducing these losses. Here we propose to use proteomics to identify the key pathogenicity determinants in the biological control fungus Metarhizium during infection of canegrubs. The genes and proteins identified in this project will contribute to developing enhanced biocontrol options for Australian sugar industry.

甘蔗是澳大利亚种植的第二大大田作物，原糖是第三大出口产品。 甘蔗擦果虫是影响澳大利亚甘蔗生产的主要害虫，目前该行业每年在杀虫剂和产量损失上花费超过1200万美元。 虫害生物防治为减少这些损失提供了一种无害环境的选择。 本研究拟利用蛋白质组学技术研究生防真菌绿僵菌侵染甘蔗的致病性决定因子。该项目中鉴定的基因和蛋白质将有助于为澳大利亚制糖业开发增强的生物控制方案。