Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Data and AI Research project Machine learning to map soil constraint variability and predict crop yield This project will use a variety of Machine Learning techniques to bring together previously underutilised on-farm, satellite, and weather data … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 17 Feb 2020 - 31 Oct 2021 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Cross industry Plant science Research project Grassroots Grant: Fostering crop RD&E collaboration and leadership in Northern Australia This project will engage with crop producers across northern Australia to determine the most appropriate structure and arrangements for establishing … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 14 Nov 2016 - 30 Apr 2020 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Crop protection Research project DAW00256 - Building Crop Protection and Production Agronomy R&D Capacity in regional Wester The Western Australia (WA) grains industry has identified the need to develop regionally-based crop production and crop protection capability in … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Dec 2015 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Development of genetic tools for Australian barley crops against leaf rust Growing resistant varieties is an important part of an integrated disease management plan for the control of barley leaf rust. … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2015 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Sclerotinia management for narrow leaf lupin crops in Western Australian farming systems Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) is a serious but sporadic disease of broadleaf field crops in Australia. The main causal organism, … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 26 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2025 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Data and AI Research project Deep Learning for early detection and classification of crop disease and stress This project will utilise deep learning for the detection, identification, and evaluation of crop stress factors using a variety of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 17 Feb 2020 - 16 Feb 2022 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Development of IPM compatible methods for controlling Drosophila suzukii in berry crops This investment will explore spotted wing drosophila (SWD, Drosophila suzukii) behaviour and ecology in different climates and crops in order … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 12 Apr 2019 - 28 Feb 2021
Cotton Multiple technology areas Automation Crop protection Research project Improving crop establishment, termination and weed control in dryland cotton farming systems This project examines planting tactics that might improve the establishment of cotton seedlings in dryland cotton systems. It also develops … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Post Doctoral Fellowship -Maximising crops and minimising weeds with smart phase farming The overall objective of this Post-Doctoral Fellowship is to reduce the adverse impact of weeds on grain yield as well … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 12 Nov 2018 - 20 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Cotton Research project Benchmarking water use efficiency and crop productivity in the Australian Cotton Industry IrriSAT is a weather-based irrigation water management and benchmarking tool that uses remote sensing to provide site specific crop water … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2014 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Multiple industries Fruits Vegetables Crop protection Research project Behavioural and biological management of endemic and exotic leafminers in protected cropping systems This investment is exploring behavioural and biological methods of managing and detecting endemic and exotic leafminers in protected cropping systems. … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 28 Dec 2022 - 28 Dec 2027 Research organisation Macquarie University
Fruits Plant science Research project A gene technology platform for disease resistance in horticultural tree crops (huanglongbing and Xylella) This investment is introducing a new gene technology platform for disease resistance to Australia. The technology is best described as … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Jun 2022 - 1 Jul 2027 Research organisation Silvec Biologics
Sugar Multiple technology areas Crop protection Data and AI Input management Plant science Research project Scoping studies for an integrative digital platform for sustainable sugarcane crop management (CaneMAPPS) This project will assess what is required to develop the interactive digital platform, CaneMAPPS - Cane Mapping and Analysis for Productivity, Profitability and Sustainability - as a central point for sugarcane farm data collection, processing and reporting. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 1 Jan 2022 - 14 Apr 2022 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Vegetables Indoor agriculture Research project Research and Operations to Trial Innovation Glass and Photovoltaic Technologies in Protected Cropping This project has evaluated the impact of smart glass films applied to glasshouses on the yield and quality of vegetables … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 21 Jul 2021 - 15 May 2021
Sugar Multiple technology areas Crop protection Input management Plant science Research project Transformational crop protection - Innovative RNAi biopesticides for management of sugarcane root feeding pests This project aims to deliver proof-of concept for delivering RNA biopesticides as an innovative non-GM, non-toxic, ecologically safe topical application for the control of canegrubs as serious pests of sugarcane. It will involve identification of the best target genes for RNAi based biopesticides for both cane grubs and soldier fly and testing the RNAi based biopesticides in feeding assays /glasshouse against canegrubs. Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 24 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation The University of Queensland
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Indoor agriculture Research project Novel technologies and practices for the optimisation of pollination within protected cropping environments This project is a collaborative piece of work funded through the Australian Government’s Rural R&D for Profit … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Dec 2019 - 25 May 2023 Research organisation Hort Innovation
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Integrated disease management tools to manage summer crop diseases in the northern region This investment aims to reduce costs and losses attributable to endemic, emerging and exotic crop diseases in the GRDC's northern … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Sep 2020 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Plant science Research project Optimising high rainfall zone cropping for profit in the Western and southern regions This project aims to work with growers, advisers, researchers and the broader grains industry to define the research and development … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Cotton Crop protection Research project Southern Cotton Crop Protection (including CottonInfo Disease Technical Lead and myBMP module lead) Regional conditions and the shorter cotton growing season found in southern NSW and Victoria require different crop protection approaches to … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 29 Oct 2021 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Crop protection Research project New knowledge to improve the timing of pest management decisions in grain crops The objective of this project is to generate new knowledge about the life cycle and biology of pest and beneficial … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 3 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)