Rapid identification of emergency plant pest and pathogen incursions is essential to reduce the cost of eradication and impacts through rapid response. Diagnostic technology and data underpin our capacity for early identification and monitoring. This program will anticipate and apply new technologies (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and bioinformatics) to develop new tools and procedures, and to provide rapid access to data and expertise that is accurate, sensitive, reliable and cost-effective.

Goal

A world class biosecurity capability for early identification of emergency plant pest incursions in Australia through provision of data, expertise and diagnostic technology that is accurate, sensitive, reliable and cost-effective.

Actions

Benefits

• Greater ability to identify emergency plant pests anywhere in Australia using distance diagnostics.
• More readily accessible data on emergency plant pests.
• Enhanced level of diagnostic skill available for plant biosecurity.
• Cost effective, robust and reliable diagnostic technologies available for plant biosecurity.
• Enhancement of the national diagnostic network.
• Maintenance of market access.