Cereal grains Plant science Research project Sorghum Core Pre-breeding Program Australia produces at least 2 million tonnes of grain sorghum each year. Sorghum is one of the most diverse crop species … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2013 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Maintaining wheat grain number under reproductive-stage drought conditions. In Australia, optimising wheat yields is a balancing act between conditions that are either too cold or too hot and … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2013 - 30 Sep 2020 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project Genetically improving wheat's ability to outcompete weeds The cost of weeds to Australian agriculture is enormous and continuing to rise with increasing crop value, and as herbicide … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2013 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cereal grains Crop protection Research project National Barley Foliar Pathogen Variety Improvement Program (NBFPVIP) The most economical means of controlling barley foliar diseases is through genetic resistance which can deliver low-cost, environmentally-friendly protection for … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2013 - 31 Dec 2019 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Cereal grains Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Australian Wheat and Barley Molecular Marker Program - Genetic Analysis The objectives of this national project are to investigate the genetic control of important traits of wheat and barley and … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2013 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Using next-generation genetics to accelerate variety improvement in bread wheat, durum and barley Recent advancements in DNA genotyping and DNA sequencing technologies have produced a quantum shift in the rate of progress that … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2013 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Photosynthesis Traits for Raising Wheat Yield Potential To meet global demand for wheat, a doubling of the rate of annual progress in wheat breeding is necessary. Future … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Jun 2013 - 30 Apr 2020 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Managing on-farm biosecurity risk through pre-emptive breeding: the case of rust Rust is a significant yield constraint in the production of lentil and field pea in various regions of the world. … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2013 - 31 Jul 2020 Research organisation Curtin University