Multiple industries Cereal grains Cross industry Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Understanding and developing a response to blue green aphid resistance to chemical controls Recently, field populations of bluegreen aphids (BGA - Acyrthosiphon kondoi) have been found with resistance to the insecticides omethoate, chlorpyrifos … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 19 Aug 2022 - 30 Nov 2024 Research organisation CESAR Pty. Ltd
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Determining the economic impact of Native Budworm (Helicoverpa punctigera) in cereal crops in the Western Region Since 2018, there has been an annual and increasing trend in Western Australia of native budworm (Helicoverpa punctigera) causing feeding damage … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Durable resistance to Oat crown rust [CSIRO]. Oat is attacked by two rust diseases: crown rust and stem rust. The pathogens that cause these diseases do not … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 3 May 2021 - 30 Jul 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Durable resistance to oat crown rust (short term investment) Oat is attacked by two rust diseases: crown rust and stem rust. The pathogens that cause these diseases do not … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 27 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Epidemiology of Septoria Tritici Blotch in the low and medium rainfall zones of the Southern region to inform IDM strategies. Septoria tritici blotch (Zymoseptoria tritici) (STB) is a damaging disease of wheat that without control can cause extensive losses in … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Apr 2021 - 30 May 2024
Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Alternative protein Crop protection Input management Novel ingredients Plant science Research project Leveraging International Germplasm to Deliver Improved Chickpea Chilling Tolerance for Australian Growers Chickpea is one of Australia’s most rapidly expanding crops, becoming increasingly valuable to the grains industry and providing rotational … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Feb 2021 - 31 May 2025 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Screening of diverse barley germplasm for rapid discovery and utilisation of novel disease resistance in barley novel using R-HapSelect: A haplotype-based toolkit. The three barley pathogens, Pyrenophora teres f. maculata, the causal agent of the spot form of net blotch (SFNB), P. … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 May 2020 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Wildfire impact on disease and pest populations and successional re-establishment in a grain crop fire scar Recent bushfires across Australia adversely impacted a range of crops at different stages of growth. The impact of bushfires has … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Mar 2020 - 13 Jun 2021
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Utilising novel genetic diversity to increase Barley yields nationally This project aims to utilize an exotic barley population (HEB-25) to enhanced yield potential of future Australian barley varieties by … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Mar 2023 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
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)
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]
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 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)
Oilseeds Data and AI Research project Optimising Canola Production in Diverse Australian Growing Environments Canola growers in Australia need to be able to select varieties that will perform optimally in their local growing conditions. … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship - An integrative approach towards sustainable management of sorghum stalk rot in the GRDC northern region This post-doctoral fellowhip will generate new knowledge on the genetic and genotypic variability and structure of Macrophomina phaseolina in sorghum … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jul 2022 Research organisation University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Improved Genetic Gain through GRDC Participation in Barley Pan-genome Consortium A pan genome describes all the genes and genetic variation within a species. A comprehensive understanding of this genetic variation … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Murdoch University
Pulse grains Plant science Research project Lupin Breeders Toolbox - A Resource for Lupin Genetic Improvement This project aims to expand the current genomic and genetic resources available in one of the major grain legumes grown … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Plant science Research project BA- Australian Grains Genebank 2017-2022 The Australian Grains Genebank (AGG) represents the national, consolidated deposit of all major grains germplasm collections. The AGG has a … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
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