Crop disease management

Project overview

Project title

Completing the puzzle: integrating automated spore counts into real-time crop disease management

Project description

This project aims to integrate novel automated disease surveillance technology into real-time management of crop diseases for improved yield and sustainability outcomes. The expected outcome is grower recommendations for crop diseases informed by real-time automated disease surveillance. The potential benefit is improved productivity and sustainability through reduced crop losses and chemical inputs.

Supervisory team

University

Name of university supervisor	Toni Petronaitis
Name of university	University of New England
Email address	tpetrona@une.edu.au
Faculty	Agriculture

CSIRO

Name of CSIRO supervisor	Susan Sprague
Email address	susan.sprague@csiro.au
CSIRO Business Unit	Agriculture and Food

Industry

Name of industry supervisor	Michelle Demers
Name of business/organisation	BioScout Pty Ltd
Email address	michelle@bioscout.com.au
Website	www.bioscout.com.au

Further details

Primary location of student	CSIRO Black Mountain, Building 101 Clunies Ross Street, Black Mountain ACT
Industry engagement component location	Bioscout Pty Ltd, 6 Sloane Street, Marrickville NSW
Other locations	University of New England, Elm Avenue, Armidale NSW
Ideal student skillset	Essential BSc (Hons) or MSc in relevant discipline (e.g. Plant Pathology, Plant Science or Agriculture) Excellent writing and communication skills, willingness to collaborate Good problem-solving skills and interest in applied pest management, digital technologies and sustainable agricultural practices Desired Experience with statistics/programming (e.g. Python or R skills)
Application Close Date	Open until position filled