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SEERAD
Programme of Agricultural, Biological and Related Research
2002-2003

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED COSTS FOR 2002-2003
KEY TO PROJECT LISTING
THEME 1: SOIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
1.1 SOIL SUSTAINABILITY
1.1.1 Soil Physics
1.1.2 Soil Microbiology
1.1.3 Soil Nutrient Cycling
1.1.4 Soil Protection
1.2 WATER QUALITY & CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
1.3 LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
THEME 2: PLANT SCIENCE
2.1 SYSTEMATICS AND GENETICS
2.1.1 Angiosperm Systematics
2.1.2 Non-Angiosperm Systematics
2.1.3 Evaluation & Exploitation of Genetic Resources
2.1.4 Plant Genomics
2.1.5 Bioinformatics
2.2 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
2.2.1 Plant Molecular Physiology
2.2.2 Whole Plant Physiology
2.3 NOVEL PLANT PRODUCTS
2.4 PLANT PATHOLOGY
2.4.1 Fungi & Bacteria
2.4.2 Viruses
2.4.3 Nematodes
THEME 3: ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND PRODUCT QUALITY
3.1 NUTRITION
3.1.1 Cell/Nutrient Interactions
3.1.2 Appetite Control
3.1.3 Feed Intake - Theory and Modelling Studies
3.2 TISSUE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
3.2.1 Digestive Tract Biology
3.2.2 Mammary Gland
3.2.3 Structural Tissue
3.2.4 Regulation of Control and Development
3.3 REPRODUCTION
3.3.1 Fertility
3.3.2 Foetal Growth and Development
3.4 ANIMAL PRODUCT QUALITY
3.4.1 Functional Quality of Milk, Meat and Fibre
THEME 4: ANIMAL DISEASE, BEHAVIOUR AND WELFARE
4.1 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ANIMAL DISEASES
4.2 PATHOLOGY AND PATHOGENS
4.3 IMMUNOLOGY AND HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS
4.4 CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASE
4.5 THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOUR
4.6 WELFARE IN FARMING SYSTEMS
THEME 5: SYSTEMS AND SOCIO-ECONOMICS
5.1 ECOLOGY
5.1.1 Plant Ecology
5.1.2 Grazing Ecology
5.2 BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION5.3 LAND USE
5.3.1 Farming Systems
5.3.2 Modelling, Data Collection & Interpretation
5.4 MATHEMATICAL SUPPORT
5.5 SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDIES: RURAL ECONOMY
APPENDIX ONE: CONTACT POINTS FOR SEERAD-SPONSORED BODIES
APPENDIX TWO: SUMMARY LIST OF ALL PROJECTS AND COSTS

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