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)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Input management Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Exploiting the Potential of a Novel Fungal Biofertiliser Majority of agricultural crops establish mutually beneficial associations with AM fungi, which benefit the host plants directly via enhanced uptake … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Research project Modification of the CSIRO ADOPT Tool The CSIRO ADOPT tool is used within GRDC to estimate the potential adoption and impact of new technologies. This investment … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 11 Dec 2020 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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)
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
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Unravelling the relationships between soil mixing uniformity by spading and crop response Rotary spaders are increasingly being used by grain growers to incorporate surface applied soil amendments, loosen compacted layers and mix … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Mar 2019 - 30 May 2021 Research organisation University of South Australia (UniSA)
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)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Input management Research project Re-engineering soils to improve the access of crop root systems to water and nutrients stored in the subsoil. Multiple interacting soil constraints are reducing Plant Available Water (PAW), grain production and long-term profitability of crops across most of … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Increased grower profitability on soils with sodicity and transient salinity in the eastern grain belt of the western region. Interacting combinations of sodicity and transient salinity, often associated with high subsoil pH, ion toxicities and poor subsoil structure, interact … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 31 Dec 2023 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
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)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Plant science Research project Next generation plant breeding: integrating genomic selection and high throughput phenotyping to enhance genetic gain in sorghum and mungbeans A range of new technologies including genomic selection and high throughput (HTP) phenotyping systems have the potential to dramatically improve … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Investigating phenology diversity in germplasm to optimise profitability from April sown oats Current milling oat varieties have a restricted season length. While early to medium spring types are available (~8 days spread when … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Capturing global diversity and international genetic gains of wheat and barley The CIMMYT Australia ICARDA Germplasm Evaluation (CAIGE) program coordinates the importation, quarantine, multiplication, distribution and evaluation of wheat and barley … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Input management Research project Increasing farming system profitability and longevity of benefits following soil amelioration Research and consultant analysis indicates that amelioration of sandplain soils in the western region is highly profitable, resulting in consistent … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 15 Jun 2024 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
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)
Cereal grains Consumer health Research project Exploring the health beneficial properties of rice bran The primary aim of this research project is to investigate the potential health benefits associated with the consumption of stabilised … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2019 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Cereal grains Consumer health Research project The Therapeutic Properties of Coloured Rice-derived Polyphenols Global obesity rates are of epidemic proportion. With limited treatments available there is a large demand for therapeutic alternatives. Polyphenols … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2019 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Cereal grains Input management Research project The impact of farm practices on rice grain quality in south-eastern Australia This project aims to help identify farm management practices that can improve Australian rice grain quality and on farm profitability. … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2019 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Cereal grains Consumer health Research project Effect of environment on cereal phenolic composition and its chemopreventive pot This research is an attempt at investigating the effects climate has on Australian cereal crops such as rice, sorghum, oats … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 12 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2019 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)