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The production and evaluation of gene probes for diagnosis of sugarcane mosaic virus and Fiji disease virus (Final report SRDC Project BS10S)

Smith, GR; Leonard, GJ (BSES, 1991)

Specific and sensitive cDNA probes have been developed for detection of both FDV and SCMV in diseased sugarcane plants. Results from glasshouse evaluation indicate that FDV probes are not sensitive enough to be used for ...

Identification of resistance mechanisms in sugarcane to infection by Pachymetra : SRDC final report BS79S

McGhie, TK; Maclean, D; Smith, GR; Croft, BJ (BSES, 1999)

Project objectives- Develop techniques for studying the biochemical reactions of sugarcane to infection by Pachymetra.- Identify biochemical mechanisms of infection by Pachymetra.- Identify biochemical changes produced in ...

Canegrub resistant plants containing antimetabolic compounds : SRDC final report BSS163

Smith, GR; Nutt, KA; Allsopp, PG (BSES, 2000)

Transgenic sugarcane plants engineered to express either the potato proteinase inhibitor II or the snowdrop lectin gene show increased antibiosis to larvae of Antitrogus consanguineus in pot-based glasshouse trials.Canegrubs ...

Enhancement of the sensitivity of gene probes for viral diseases of sugarcane by the polymerase chain reaction : SRDC final report BS48S

Smith, GR; Leonard, GJ (BSES, 1994)

The sensivity of gene probes for two important viral pathogens of sugarcane, sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) and Fiji disease virus (FDV), has been significantly enhanced by a version of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). ...

Meristem transformation for sugarcane genetic engineering : SRDC final report BSS209

Smith, GR; Lakshmanan, P; Elliott, AR; Grof, CPL (1999)

Field performance of transgenic sugarcane plants carrying genes for resistance to SCMV : final report BSS154

Smith, GR; Taylor, GO; Harding, RM; Stringer, JK; Cox, MC; Yoyce, PA (2000)

The field resistance of transgenic sugarcane plants to sugarcane mosaic potyvirus was successfully demonstrated, and a number of transgenic lines are available for consideration for agronomic evaluation. Some of the ...

Selection of a non-sugarcane gene for control of canegrubs : SRDC final report BS95S

Allsopp, PG; McGhie, TK; Shepherd, K; Smith, GR (1996)

Four types of non-sugarcane genes were investigation for potential toxictiy to canegrubs. They were: toxins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt); plant proteinase inhibitors; plant lectins; and avidin. Each of ...

Construction of synthetic Fiji virus resistance genes for use in sugarcane : SRDC final report BS86S

Smith, GR; Handley, JA; Dale, JL; Harding, RM (1998)

Fiji disease of sugarcane, caused by Fiji disease fijivirus (FDV), is one of the most important diseases affecting sugarcane in Australia. FDV is a member of the reovirus family and has a multipartite genome consisting ...

Production and evaluation of SCMV resistant transgenic sugarcane pests derived from transformed callus : SRDC final report BS94S

Smith, GR; Joyce, PA (1997)

We have successfully demonstrated that sugarcane can be genetically engineered for resistance to sugarcane mosaic virus, using the coat protein gene of the virus to mediate resistance. At present the frequency of plants ...

Maintaining access to foreign germplasm by developing methods to detect unidentified viruses in sugarcane in quarantine : SRDC final report BS116S

Braithwaite, KS; Smith, GR (1998)

Four types of gneeric tests for detecting unidentified viruses in plants were trialed for their suitability for sugarcane. The tests were; double stranded RNA (dsRNA) analysis, sap inoculation of indicator plants, sap ...