Sugar Input management Research project Systems biology for sustainable agriculture: evaluation of plant growth-promoting bacteria to produce high-performing biofertilisers Improved crop yields are a key target for farmers, but the overuse of chemical fertilisers to increase yields as much … Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Apr 2022 - 30 Apr 2025 Research organisation University of Queensland (UQ)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Input management Research project Increasing farming system profitability and longevity of benefits following soil amelioration Research and consultant analysis indicates that amelioration of sandplain soils in the western region is highly profitable, resulting in consistent … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 15 Jun 2024 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Optimising sorghum yield through agronomic management The overall aim of this project is to develop the knowledge and tools to assist growers and advisers on early … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 6 Aug 2018 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Increased grower profitability on soils with sodicity and transient salinity in the eastern grain belt of the western region. Interacting combinations of sodicity and transient salinity, often associated with high subsoil pH, ion toxicities and poor subsoil structure, interact … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 31 Dec 2023 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Boosting profit and reducing risk on mixed farms in low and medium rainfall areas with newly discovered legume pastures enabled by innovative management methods – southern region. Growers have shifted their focus from livestock to crops over the last 30 years, however continuously cropped paddocks are not sustainable … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 10 May 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Pasture, fodder & feed Crop protection Research project Understanding Blue Green Aphid Resistance in the Pasture Seeds Industry Lucerne and other legume crops suffer significant damage from bluegreen aphids (BGA) directly feeding and spreading harmful plant viruses in … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 7 Dec 2021 - 3 Nov 2022 Research organisation CESAR Pty. Ltd
Wine Input management Research project Incubator Initiative - How does phenological stage influence grapevine water requirements for Shiraz and Chardonnay in the Riverland? While there is a general understanding that plant water requirements under any given weather conditions are strongly dependent upon the … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Research project DAN00201 - Building research capacity in the southern grains region - NSW This project will support the recruitment and the development of research capacity within New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (… Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2014 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Input management Research project Regional soil testing guidelines for the northern grains region The national database "Making Better Fertiliser Decisions for Crops" has identified large gaps in knowledge regarding soil nutrient-yield … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2012 - 30 Jul 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship – Understanding mechanisms of subsoil amelioration This investment aims to develop cost effective techniques to ameliorate poorly structured subsoils and increase crop production and profitability through … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation La Trobe University
Cotton Research project Developing a better understanding of the growth dynamics of different varieties and quantifying resource use efficiency of grown-on cotton in Central Queensland Climate change in Central Queensland bringing warmer conditions, constraints of limited irrigation water over the last number of years, along … Funded by Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) Project date 1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jul 2025
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Cereal grains Plant science Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship - Understanding sorghum root growth and function in cold soils aligned to UOQ1808-001RTX This investment aims to improve grower and adviser knowledge of the effects of establishing winter grown sorghum including the impact … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 31 May 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Sugar Crop protection Research project Pre-commercial development, testing and validation of RSD LAMP assay for sugar mill roll-out Ratoon stunting disease (RSD) is a major disease limiting sugarcane profitability in Australia, yet the true extent has not been … Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 16 Aug 2021 - 20 Oct 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Fruits Input management Research project Loss of horticultural pollination services from wild insects following bushfires Extreme weather events, such as bushfires and floods, are important features of the Australian environment and are predicted to increase … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 16 Jun 2021 - 4 Nov 2023 Research organisation Western Sydney University (WSU)
Cotton Input management Research project Development of calibration Algorithms, Market validation and promotion of Handheld NIR instruments for efficient in-crop cotton nutrient management - NutriLOGIC validation and sample collection for NIR calibration The outcome of this investment is to improve grower and advisor confidence in nutrient management decisions by employing easy to … Funded by Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) Project date 2 Jan 2023 - 29 Sep 2023 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Identification and management of a fungal disease complex in melons This investment is improving the melon industry’s capability to reduce the impacts of soilborne fungal diseases through improved knowledge … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 12 Jan 2022 - 12 Jan 2025 Research organisation Agreco
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Multiple technology areas Crop protection Input management Research project Development of Blue-Banded Bees as Managed Buzz Pollinators Blue-banded bees have shown preliminary promise for use as mass-reared pollinators, particularly as pollinators of tomatoes in Australian greenhouses due … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 21 Jun 2021 - 25 Sep 2026 Research organisation Western Sydney University (WSU)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project UWA00174 - A LONG-TERM STUDY TO INCREASE WATER USE EFFICIENCY, GRAIN YIELD AND THE PROFIT OF GROWERS IN THE western region IN A NO-TILL SYSTEM This project is the latest extension to a long-term study that has the overall objective of determining the impact of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2016 - 30 Sep 2020 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Cross industry Research project Summers Scholarships: Understanding capacity of aerial seed banks in revegetation of abandoned farming areas in an agroecological landscape A number of cropping areas in the northern Murray-Darling basin are becoming more marginal, and in some areas, active cropping … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 2 Dec 2019 - 3 Mar 2020 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Griffith University