Skip to Content Skip to Navigation

658 results for crop protection

Cereal grains
Crop protection
Research project

Genetically improving wheat's ability to outcompete weeds

The cost of weeds to Australian agriculture is enormous and continuing to rise with increasing crop value, and as herbicide …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2013 -
    31 Dec 2021

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Nuts Vegetables
Organisation

Applied Horticultural Research (AHR)

Our scientists specialise in soil health, irrigation, crop nutrition, pest and disease management and postharvest handling to help you build a robust crop production system from the ground up.
  • Location

    Australia

  • Organisation type

    Industry consultant, Private research organisation

Cereal grains
Input management
Research project

Economics of Amelioration of Soil Sodicity

The 2020-22 results from soil amelioration research trials (established by USQ1803-002RTX) were able to deliver significant yield increases …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Sep 2022 -
    30 Jun 2026

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Sugar
Multiple technology areas
Input management Plant science
Research project

Implementation of root system diagnostics to deliver a field-based measure for root health

This project will build on extensive research including recent projects that have developed a test which reports the quantity of live sugarcane roots in field soil samples.
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    1 Oct 2021

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Cotton
Crop protection
Research project

Improved management of weeds in cotton and grains farming systems

The Australian cotton industry has had a history of an effective Integrated Weed Management (IWM) system with the widespread use …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Nov 2019 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

Multiple industries
Cotton Pork Poultry Sugar
Multiple technology areas
Input management Plant science
Research project

Biorefineries for profit - phase 2

The Biorefineries for Profit project is developing technologies to convert crop and crop-processing residues into high value animal feed supplements …
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    26 Jul 2019 -
    1 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Queensland University of Technology

Cotton
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Research project

Professor of Soil Biology (includes CottonInfo technical lead and myBMP module lead)

Soil microbial communities mediate key soil functions that are directly relevant to crop productivity, through their effects on resource availability (…
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    30 Jun 2024

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of New England (UNE)

Oilseeds
Crop protection
Research project

Survey Of The Summer/Autumn Brassica Refuges For Diamondback Moth In The western region To Predict Early Season Risk Of Infestation

This project aims to provide Western Australian canola growers and advisers with earlier warning about potential diamondback moth (DBM) outbreaks, …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    30 May 2019 -
    31 Oct 2021

  • Research organisation

    Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Forestry Fruits Nuts Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Vegetables Wine
Organisation

AirborneLogic

AirborneLogic is a South Australian company that uses remote sur-vey and advanced analytics to help growers cost effectively map and analyse entire crops at individual plant level so applications, interventions and change precisely when and where its needed.
  • Location

    South Australia, Australia

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

Cereal grains
Research project

AgScore: An agricultural approach to assessing the skill of seasonal climate forecasting systems and their value for aiding on-farm decision making

This project takes an agriculturally focused approach to assessing the skill of seasonal climate forecasting systems and their value for …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    13 Apr 2020 -
    30 Dec 2021

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains
Crop protection
Research project

New uses for existing chemistry

Herbicide resistance is a major problem in Australian grain cropping, reducing the herbicide choices available to growers and increasing their …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2015 -
    1 Sep 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Queensland (UQ)

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains
Crop protection
Research project

Push Notifications to enable proactive management of pests, weeds and diseases

The Australian grains industry will benefit from the delivery of a push notification system which will provide alerts on the …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2014 -
    30 Dec 2019

  • Research organisation

    Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]

Back to top

Readiness

Clear