Russian Wheat Aphid Invasion Genetics

Overview

Project status: In progress

The Russian Wheat Aphid (RWA) has spread from its native range in Eurasia over the past 40 years to invade all major cereal-growing regions of the world except Australia.

Genetic markers now available for this species provide an exciting opportunity to gain an understanding of the functional basis of invasiveness and virulence. Using these tools, this project will generate a pathway map of RWA invasions worldwide and will identify any genetic signature for invasiveness. This information will be used to develop a pre-emptive biosecurity strategy for RWA in Australia.

Research leader
External collaborators Dr Owain Edwards (CSIRO)
Organisational unit
Lead unit Science and Engineering Faculty Other units
Start date
1st January 2009
End date
1st January 2011
Research area
Biogeoscience
 

Partnerships

  • CSIRO

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences