vulnerable species in the hope that restoration of those species to ecological communities may be possible in the future. Action Responsible Priority Timeframe Performance indicators party Action 4.1 Australian High priority Ongoing Collaborative applied research Government, state projects are undertaken to test Undertake further or and territory and improve eradication and new research into: governments and species resistance. developing new and research effective treatments organisations for the disease that minimise collateral impacts; eradication methods for a variety of soil techniques to develop resistance in vulnerable species Action 4.2 Australian High priority Ongoing Approaches are made to seek Government, state corporate funding for research Encourage new and territory into the development of an partnerships (e.g. governments, alternative treatment to through the Australian research phosphite. Research Council or organisations, forestry, mining and Partnerships are initiated industry, nursery industries, within 12 months of this TAP philanthropists, philanthropists) to being made. and community support the funding of research relating to the management of P. cinnamomi (and other Phytophthora species). Action 4.3 Australian Medium Medium term Material on factors affecting Government, state priority pathogen distribution and Increase understanding and territory expression is published. of factors affecting governments, pathogen distribution Further research is conducted research and expression into the mechanisms of organisations and (including climate spread and survival of industry change). P. cinnamomi, assessing its long term direct and indirect impacts in the range of priority ecosystems it affects. Action 4.4 and territory Medium Medium term Susceptibility screening of governments, priority priority species is undertaken Undertake research at appropriate facilities using susceptibility/natural
vulnerable species in the hope that restoration of those species to ecological communities may be possible in the future. Action Responsible party Priority Timeframe Performance indicators Action 4.1 Undertake further or new research into: developing new and effective treatments for the disease that minimise collateral impacts; eradication methods for a variety of soil techniques to develop resistance in vulnerable species Australian Government, state and territory governments and research organisations High priority Ongoing Collaborative applied research projects are undertaken to test and improve eradication and species resistance. Action 4.2 Encourage new partnerships (e.g. through the Australian Research Council or forestry, mining and nursery industries, philanthropists) to support the funding of research relating to the management of P. cinnamomi (and other Phytophthora species). Australian Government, state and territory governments, research organisations, industry, philanthropists, and community High priority Ongoing Approaches are made to seek corporate funding for research into the development of an alternative treatment to phosphite. Partnerships are initiated within 12 months of this TAP being made. Action 4.3 Increase understanding of factors affecting pathogen distribution and expression (including climate change). Australian Government, state and territory governments, research organisations and industry Medium priority Medium term Material on factors affecting pathogen distribution and expression is published. Further research is conducted into the mechanisms of spread and survival of P. cinnamomi, assessing its long term direct and indirect impacts in the range of priority ecosystems it affects. Action 4.4 Undertake susceptibility/natural and territory governments, research Medium priority Medium term Susceptibility screening of priority species is undertaken at appropriate facilities using
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