Pulse grains Plant science Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship: Integrating yield optimisation in mungbean aligned to UOQ1807-003RTX. APSIM is an internationally recognised modelling framework to predict growth and yield of a variety of crops in different environments … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 20 Jun 2019 - 31 Mar 2023 Research organisation La Trobe University
Oilseeds Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Program 5 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola : Canola infrastructure and FFS Blackleg, caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans, is the most serious disease of canola in Australia. A critical component of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
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)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Using long season wheats for increases in profits and grazing opportunities Long season, dual purpose wheats that allow for grazing without yield penalty are attracting significant attention in a range of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Apr 2022
Cotton Plant science Research project Increased yield through improved management of soil constraints in cotton farming systems Each year, soil compaction costs the Australian cotton industry $30 million. It increases waterlogging, and restricts crop growth, nutrition, yield and … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), 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]
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Herbicide options for the management of emerging summer grass weeds in winter cereals This investment will evaluate currently registered herbicides in wheat for the management of late winter/early spring germinated summer grass … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 May 2019 - 31 Mar 2021
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Photosynthetic acclimation to high temperature in wheat aligned with US00080 High temperature stress constrains Australian wheat yield, resulting in economic losses estimated at over $1 billion per annum. In wheat, heat … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 26 Mar 2021 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Fruits Automation Research project Implementing precision agriculture solutions in Australian avocado production systems Hort Innovation has contracted UNE to continue to map all asutralian avocado orchards >1Ha. In addition UNE will continue … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
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: 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
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Rapid diagnosis of infectious agents of equine reproductive loss Equine reproductive loss due to infectious agents impacts significantly on the Australian Thoroughbred horse breeding industry. To counter this, the … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Jan 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Forestry Input management Research project A forest resource characterisation of Tasmania – Stage 1 of 2. Feasibility This project is the first stage in a proposed two part project on developing more accurate and reliable models that … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 21 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Pork Animal technology Research project Optimising the duration of betaine supplementation in pig production Betaine is a conditional supplement used in pig production which has been found to enhance growth of pigs, thereby reducing … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 14 Nov 2018 - 15 Feb 2021
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Plant science Research project Preserving Australia’s Rhizobial Collections to Benefit the Australian Grain Industry The gene-bank collections of rhizobia strains in Australia have provided the cultures for development of commercial inoculant production and are … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 11 Oct 2018 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Murdoch University
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Rooty: A root ideotype toolbox to support improved wheat yields This project aims to rapidly develop elite wheat lines with optimised root systems by combining recently discovered genes that modulate … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Oct 2018 - 30 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Pasture, fodder & feed Multiple technology areas Harvest technology Machinery & hardware Plant science Research project Profitable and environmentally sustainable sub clover and medic seed harvesting Sub clover and annual medic seed harvesting is environmentally and socially challenging, and relatively inefficient. This project explores options to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 26 Sep 2018 - 21 Apr 2022 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Wool Research project MLPAO Evaluability of Anti Mullerian hormone This project aims to increase ewe weaning rates and lifetime productivity by providing sheep producers with a more accurate method … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 10 Sep 2018 - 1 Dec 2025 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Pulse grains Plant science Research project Optimising mungbean yield in the northern region - Mungbean Physiology This project aims to address significant gaps in our understanding of mungbean yield including: what determines yield in mungbeans and … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 10 Aug 2018 - 31 Mar 2023 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
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)