Oilseeds Plant science Research project Improving canola heat tolerance - a coordinated multidisciplinary approach Extended period of high temperature stress and short periods of heat shock are major threat to canola grain and oil … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 21 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Coxiella burnetii infection in association with equine abortion Coxiella burnetii causes 'Q fever' in humans and can cause abortions in some other species including horses. This project uses … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 17 May 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Sheep & lamb Research project Development and delivery of improved genotyping tools for the sheep industry The project invests to develop genotyping tools for the sheep industry to improve prediction accuracy for productivity traits and genetic … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 May 2019 - 15 Nov 2021 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Oilseeds Crop protection Research project Program 2 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Coordinating international blackleg research and development The use of resistance genes is one of the major strategies for minimising the impact of blackleg disease of canola. … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Oilseeds Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Program 3: Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Identification of novel sources of blackleg resistance genes The use of genetic resistance is a major strategy for minimising blackleg disease in canola. It is necessary to identify … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Pulse grains Plant science Research project Multi-species DNA chip platform - A resource for pulse genetic improvement This project will develop and provide a low-cost DNA genotyping platform for chickpea, field pea, faba bean, lentil and lupin … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 May 2019 - 31 Jul 2023 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Oilseeds Plant science Research project Program 4 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Phenotyping for Adult Plant Resistance (APR - Quantitative Resistance) in canola Blackleg disease is a threat to canola production in Australia with an estimated 15% reduction in total grain yield annually. Control … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 29 Apr 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Durum Crown Rot benchmarking for improved grower access to durum varieties with greater Crown Rot resistance Crown rot is a major disease constraint on the further development of the durum industry in Australia as all current … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 20 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Fruits Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Development of molecular markers for Fusarium resistance in banana Fusarium wilt – particularly that caused by Tropical Race 4 (TR4) of the fusarium pathogen – threatens the viability of commercial banana production … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 16 Apr 2019 - 1 Mar 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship: Alternative phenotyping for reproductive stage frost tolerance using metabolite markers and identification of frost tolerance QTL in wheat - aligned to CSP00202 Frost and other cold events are major causes of yield loss in a number of Australian cropping systems. Management options … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 31 Mar 2019 - 30 Sep 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Sheep & lamb Research project Sheep Genetics Database Upgrade Funding from this project aims to improve the rate of genetic gain of the Australian sheep industry by simplifying the … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Mar 2019 - 15 Feb 2020
Forestry Plant science Research project Incorporating genetics into forest valuation models – IRRPLAN The project aims to recognise the contribution of improved genetics in plantations at the time of establishment by estimating expected … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 19 Mar 2019 - 31 Jul 2021
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship: Designing roots to enhance durum wheat yield aligned with GRDC Project UOQ1810-002RTX-Rooty Root biomass accumulation is considered a key aspect of root development that could potentially increase soil resource capture, particularly if … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 16 Mar 2019 - 1 Jun 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Minimising the impact of high temperature at flowering on spikelet fertility aligned to Project UMU00049 Damage from heat events is a common constraint limiting crop production in Australia. The flowering stage of crop growth is … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Mar 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Murdoch University
Essential oils Novel ingredients Research project Contribution to the CRC-P for Cloning tea tree to produce low methyl eugenol This project aims to clone tea tree plants with desirable low methyl-eugenol content to overcome the slow response time of … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 8 Mar 2019 - 18 May 2020 Research organisation Australian Tea Tree Industry Association Ltd (ATTIA)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship - Enhancing Genomic Prediction for Sorghum to deal with genotype-by-environment interactions for yield This project will investigate the opportunity to develop more powerful genomic prediction methods that can better handle the effects of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Aquaculture Aquaculture technology Research project Commercial production trial with high POMS tolerant triploid Pacific Oysters in approved NSW estuaries. This project offers significant opportunity to accelerate the Australian Pacific Oyster industry to grow in production and value. It does … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Feb 2019 - 29 Apr 2020
Beef cattle Research project Bull fertility tool update This project will update Beef CRC resources to the latest technology, including full genome sequencing, and expand it with the … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 24 Feb 2019 - 29 Jan 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Adapted barley germplasm with waterlogging tolerance for the southern and western regions High winter rainfall, combined with poor soil structure regularly causes severe waterlogging damage to crop growth, whereby winter waterlogging becomes … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 31 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wool Research project Epigenetic and behaviour analysis Epigenetic regulation of gene expression may have a siginifcant impact on numerous traits inlcuding wool production. This investment examines the … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 3 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)