Cereal grains Plant science Research project Validation trials for dwarfing genes, vigour x management interactions, and preliminary assessment of rate of grain-filling Grain yield is a genetically complex character making selection for combinations of favourable alleles for performance under water limitation difficult. … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2015 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Other rural industries Plant science Research project Quinoa as a new crop in Australia - stage 2 This project endeavours to establish quinoa as a crop in Australia by providing varieties, an agronomic package including weed control … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Jun 2015 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisation Western Australian Agriculture Authority, a body corporate established under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Australian Rice Partnership 2 This investment underpins the development of improved rice varieties and rice cereal technology to meet the needs of growers, industry … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Jun 2015 - 30 Jul 2021 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Genetic approaches to reduce the nitrogen dilution effect and increase nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) in wheat The nitrogen dilution effect refers to the observation that high wheat yields are often associated with low grain protein content (… Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2015 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisation Murdoch University
Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Improved subterranean clover seed production from multiple disease resistance This project will identify new genes and Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) for resistances to the most important foliar and root … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jun 2015 - 20 Dec 2018 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project DAW00249 - TACTICAL WHEAT AGRONOMY FOR THE WEST This project has the objective of increasing industry profitability by delivering updated decision support information illustrating the effect of key … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 7 Jan 2015 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Improved Adaption of Barley to Acid Soils Soil acidity with high levels of toxic aluminium is the largest (in area) soil constraint limiting sustainable barley production in … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation Murdoch University
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project DAN00206 - Innovative approaches to managing subsoil acidity in the southern grain region Subsoil acidity is a major constraint to crop productivity in the high rainfall zone (500-800 mm) of south-eastern Australia. Soil … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2015 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)
Other rural industries Plant science Research project New Coffee Varieties for the Australian Subtropics The objective of this project is to identify, procure and evaluate new Arabica coffee varieties for the Australian subtropical coffee … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 Nov 2014 - 31 May 2019 Research organisation Southern Cross University (SCU)
Cotton Plant science Research project PhD: The impact of irrigation methods and management strategies on nitrogen fertiliser recovery in cotton in southern QLD This project seeks to benchmark nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) and to explore the management options that may yield significant improvements in … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2014 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Manipulating barley phenology to maximise yield potential The time of flowering is known to be the single most important trait that determines the adaptation and yield of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2014 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation Murdoch University
Pulse grains Plant science Research project Development of lupin molecular markers tagging yield QTL genes and yield-related Lupin is the most important grain legume in Australia for acid, well drained, light textured soils in southern Australia. It … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2014 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project CSA00050 - Northern Farming Systems - integrating research solutions for profitable outcome Data indicate that there is a significant gap between potential and current cropping system efficiency and profitability in the northern … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2014 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project DAQ00192 - Northern Farming Systems - integrating research solutions for profitable outcome Advances in agronomy and the performance of individual crops have helped growers to maintain their profitability. However, recent research suggests … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2014 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Oilseeds Plant science Research project Optimised canola profitability understanding the relationship between physiolo Canola is the most important oilseed and broadleaf rotation crop in Australia generating significant financial benefits and rotational gains through … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2014 - 31 Dec 2019 Research organisation Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)
Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project CUR00024 - Genetics of wild germplasm, gene-pool expansion and integrated ASSD approach to enhance adaptive potential in chickpea Cultivated chickpea (Cicer arietinum) has a narrow genetic base which constrains the ability to find valuable genetic diversity that could … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2014 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Curtin University
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Plant science Research project UMU00044 - Identifying low pH tolerance and effective rhizobia for wild Cicer to improve adaptation to acid sandy soils Soil acidity restricts plant growth mainly due to the toxicity effects of Aluminium (Al) and Manganese (Mn). Deficiencies of Molybdenum (… Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2014 - 31 Jan 2022 Research organisation Murdoch University
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project USQ00017 - Assessing collections of wild chickpea relatives for resistance to root-lesion nematodes Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is an important pulse crop grown in Australia and internationally where it is an important source of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2014 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Pulse grains Plant science Research project Collection, phenotyping and exploitation of wild Cicer genetic resources for chickpea Chickpea production has expanded dramatically over the last 14 years to become Australia's most valuable pulse export. However, the Mediterranean production … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Apr 2014 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cotton Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Professor of soil biology The aim of this jointly funded Professor in Soil Systems Biology is to increase the R&D capacity and … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2014 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of New England (UNE)