Etiology/Epidemiology/Identification

• Mite Identification
• Phytoplasma identification
• Fiji leaf gall in sugarcane
• Husk spot disease in Macadamia

Diversity/Population Biology

• Smut and orange rust in sugarcane
• Root lesion nematodes
• Yellow spot in wheat

Development of Diagnostic Tests

• Fusarium wilt in cotton
• Diagnostics for banana diseases
• Viral diseases in horticulture
• Phytophthora diagnostics
• Acidovorax in cucurbits
• Technology Development

Delivery of Disease Managment

• Northern Australian Diagnostics Network
• Herbarium support

Disease and Pest Resistant Germplasm

• Sunflower/cereal disease resistance
• Sorghum/Sugarcane resistance genes
• Lucerne improvement
• Fusarium resistance genes
• Fusarium resistance-wheat

Pathogen Avirulence and Pathogenesis Mechanisms

• Phytophthora pathogenicity
• Leifsonia genomics

Plant Defence Mechanism

• Arabidopsis defences
• Novel virus resistance
• Anthracnose control of avocado

Genetic Engineering

• Antimicrobial peptides
• Sugarcane resistance gene function