Integrated Pest Management
Major Funded projects
Resistance and Pathogen Virulence in the canola:blackleg pathosystem

Identification of molecular markers for blackleg resistance in canola

Use of Molecular Markers to Enhance the Efficiency of Oilseed Brassica Breeding

Forecasting Sclerotinia Stem Rot in Australia

Biocontrol of saffron thistle

Development of a mycoherbicide for Asteraceae weeds

Sustainable starfruit control using a mycoherbicide to avoid development of chemical herbicide resistance

Molecular mode of action of a new fungicide for the control of Botrytis

The production, germinability and infectivity of survival structures of Rhynchosporium alismatis, a candidate mycoherbicide for the control of Alisma lanceolatum and Damasonium minus in rice

Development of integrated weed control strategies for the rice weeds Cyperus difformis and Alisma plantago-aquatica

Assessing allelopathy risks in conservation farming systems

Weed resistance to the knockdown herbicides glyphosate, paraquat and diquat in cropping systems

Evaluation of glyphosate resistance in annual ryegrass

Morphological and physiological changes in Trifolium subterraneum induced by applications of broadleaf herbicides

Study of the Biology of Fumitory (Fumaria spp)

Biology of arrowhead (Sagittaria montevidensis)

Weed Control in Forage Legumes

Herbicide carryover in crop stubble

Long term investigations of the effect of tillage practices on crop production at Wagga Wagga, NSW

Principal Investigator:
Professor Jim Pratley

Research Staff:
Mr Rex Stanton, CSU; Dr Nigel Urwin, CSU Mr D. Hudson (Monsanto, Australia); Dr G. Dill (Monsanto, USA)

Duration:
1996-2000

Funding:
Monsanto, USA

The discovery of glyphosate resistance in annual ryegrass in Australia by the Farrer Centre engendered the need to evaluate the resistance mechanism and the management issues to minimise its recurrence. This program is an international collaboration between the Monsanto Company and CSU.