Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Alternative protein Crop protection Plant science Research project National Field Pea Breeding Program The National Field Pea Breeding program is focussed on developing improved, high yielding varieties faster. The program deploys breeding technologies … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 31 May 2021 - 30 Jun 2026 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Crop protection Input management Plant science Research project Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in Victoria This investment will deliver local development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise faming systems benefits from … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 20 May 2021 - 31 Jul 2025 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
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 Plant science Research project Transition Investment to secure critical outputs from current UQ00070 and previous Sorghum core pre-breeding investments This investment supports the transition of sorghum pre-breeding to the same trait-based model used for all other mandated crops. The … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 6 Aug 2020 - 31 Aug 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Program 3: Towards effective genetic and sustainable management of Ascochyta blight of Chickpea - Identification and characterisation of novel sources of AB resistance in elite cultivars and wild relatives of chickpea The aim of this research is to stabilise yield and increase grower profitability through the reduction of loss associated with … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pasture, fodder & feed Crop protection Research project Program 1: Identification of novel sources of resistance to Septoria Leaf Blotch and understanding of evolution and virulence of the pathogen Septoria avenae blotch is a significant oat disease especially in Western Australia where almost all oat crops have some level … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Optimising genetic control of oat phenology for Australia To achieve maximum yield and optimal grain quality, the time of year when cereal crops flower and produce grain must … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Pulse grains Plant science Research project Future Peanut Breeding This investment in peanut breeding will deliver superior new varieties with increased reliability and profitability for growers. The specific traits … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 30 Sep 2023
Pulse grains Plant science Research project Program 3: Towards effective genetic and sustainable management of Ascochyta blight of Chickpea - Identification and characterisation of novel sources of AB resistance in elite cultivars and wild relatives of chickpea The aim of this research is to stabilise yield and increase grower profitability through the reduction of loss associated with … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
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)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Oat genomic resources for breeders and pre-breeders Yield gains in oats are currently limited by the lack of availability of modern genomic and genotyping resources. Recently an … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 2 Mar 2020 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Murdoch University
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Program 4: Minimising the impact of major barley foliar pathogens on yield and profit: Screening of elite breeder material transitioning to a fee for service model. Industry access to a reliable, high-throughput disease screening capacity is a critical component of any effort to breed effectively to … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2023 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Data and AI Research project Applying machine learning to improve genetic gain delivered from genomic selection in plant breeding Machine learning is the next-generation solution to identifying patterns in large datasets and involves using computer science and statistics to … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 17 Feb 2020 - 16 Feb 2022
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Data and AI Research project Using machine learning to increase genetic gain in canola blackleg resistance breeding This project will extend current research into deep learning and the genomics of disease resistance and apply findings to improve … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 17 Feb 2020 - 16 Feb 2022 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)
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)
Cereal grains Data and AI Research project LMA Project A – Improved Phenotyping For Late Maturity Alpha-Amylase (LMA) Susceptibility In Wheat Late maturity ?-amylase (LMA) is a grain defect causing a reduction in Hagberg falling number and potential failing to meet … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Pulse grains Plant science Research project Improving The Adaptation And Profitability Of High Value Pulses (Chickpea And Lentil) Across Australian Agroecological Zones The fit between a crop variety and its local environment has a critical impact on productivity. To develop a range … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Sep 2019 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Pulse grains Plant science Research project Leveraging Existing International Germplasm to Deliver Improved Acid Soil Tolerance Chickpea for Australian Growers (GRDC/USA/Ethiopia Initiative) This project uses genomics-assisted breeding to develop chickpea varieties with enhanced tolerance to acid soils. Development of novel chickpea varieties … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Aug 2019 - 30 Sep 2023
Oilseeds Plant science Research project Increasing return on investment from canola seed through improved establishment - Program 1 This research aims to achieve a 25% improvement in canola establishment in Australia by 2030 by ensuring canola breeders have the know-how … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Oilseeds Data and AI Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship: High-throughput quantitative analysis of flowering dynamics and canopy structure in Canola germplasm using image analysis and deep learning methods Crop improvement is dependent on accurate measurements of plant traits such as flowering time, leaf and seed number. For canola, … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)