European blackberry (Rubus fruticosus agg.)

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Collaborators

The introduction of additional strains of the blackberry leaf-rust fungus Phragmidium violaceum to improve biological control of blackberry in Australia would not have been possible without the financial support of:

• CSIRO
• CRC for Australian Weed Management (Weeds CRC)
• Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
• National Heritage Trust (NHT)
• Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA)
• Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC)
• Dr Kathy Evans (Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, University of Tasmania)
• Dr Robyn Adair (Department of Primary Industries, Primary Industries Research Victoria)

Additional financial support to undertake specific releases of the additional rust strains in 2004 and 2005 was received from the Riverina Highlands Weed Working Group (consortium of stakeholders from the Tumut Shire Council, Tumbarumba Shire Council, Gundagai Shire Council, Rural Lands Protection Boards, Lands Department, State Forests, Snowy Hydro and National Parks and Wildlife Services) and the Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority.

Introduction | Background | Biocontrol Control | Risk Assessment | Blackberry in WA | Key People | Collaborators | Publications | More Information