Novel compounds as natural herbicides for weed management [ 2003-07-01 - 2006-06-30 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Min An (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Terrence Haig (Chief Investigator) ,  Hanwen Wu (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof Dr James Pratley (Chief Investigator)

Brief description Novel compounds as natural herbicides for weed management. The development by weeds of herbicide resistance has undermined minimum-tillage systems and heightened the limited prospects for development of new chemicals with different modes of actions through traditional methods. Such methods of searching for new herbicides are yielding diminishing returns and the associated costs are becoming prohibitive.\r\n\r\nThis project aims to develop herbicides by evaluating, isolating and identifying novel natural compounds present in a range of weeds and crop plants.\r\n\r\nThe outcomes will be reduced herbicide inputs, and the development of a new group of natural herbicides to counteract the threat imposed by the development of herbicide resistance.

Funding Amount $236,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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