Cereal grains Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Introducing a new major effect gene for crown rot resistance into Australian wheat Fusarium crown rot of wheat is estimated to cost the Australian grains industry $404 million per year in lost yield. There … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Oct 2021 - 28 Feb 2025 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cotton Crop protection Research project Developing proactive approaches to IPM in cotton production systems This project is reviewing the use of pesticides in the cotton production system, identifing research gaps and exploring alternative management techniques to manage key pests. Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2024 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cotton Research project Supporting adaptive research capacity for careers in the cotton industry This project will promote the diversity of career opportunities in the Australian cotton industry, support an industry coordinated pipeline of … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Crop protection Research project Improved Management of Rutherglen bug in the Northern Region Rutherglen bug (RGB) is a migratory native species that causes occasional but significant damage to the grains industry. Impacted grain … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 30 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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)
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 Crop protection Research project Program 5: IDM package for Ascochyta Blight in chickpeas Ascochyta blight (AB, Phoma rabiei) is a devastating fungal disease of chickpea in Australia and worldwide. Current control recommendations often … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2024 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Forestry Data and AI Research project Next Generation Resource Assessment and Forecasting for Australian Plantation Forestry This project will provide a business and technical pathway for the Australian plantation forest industry to cooperatively invest in remote … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 18 Jun 2020 - 30 Jul 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cereal grains Research project AgScore: An agricultural approach to assessing the skill of seasonal climate forecasting systems and their value for aiding on-farm decision making This project takes an agriculturally focused approach to assessing the skill of seasonal climate forecasting systems and their value for … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 13 Apr 2020 - 30 Dec 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables Crop protection Research project Prevention and preparedness for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) - Output 2 Fall armyworm (FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda) is a significant global biosecurity threat because of its ability to spread rapidly within and … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 2 Mar 2020 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cereal grains Research project Frost SENSE: An integrated modelling framework to rapidly map the extent of stem and reproductive frost damage in wheat and barley Frost risk occurs virtually every year across southern and eastern Australian agricultural regions. Actual occurrence of frost is determined by … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 28 Feb 2020 - 30 Jan 2024 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Fruits Oilseeds Pulse grains Wine Crop protection Research project Area Wide Management for cropping systems weeds: investigating the weed management, social and economic opportunity The traditional approach to tackling weeds has been to focus on paddock or farm scale management. Instead this project aims … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Nov 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Crop protection Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship: Understanding gene flow in mouse populations to improve management outcomes This investment will use population genetics to understand dispersal, gene flow and population structure of mouse populations ('landscape genomics') to … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Aug 2019 - 31 Dec 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Research project Virtual fencing for better crop integrated weed management Livestock can be a key Integrated Weed Management (IWM) tool in cropping systems through grazing in the summer fallow, the … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 24 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Understanding causes of physical constraints in sandy soils and implications for targeted deep tillage Physical constraints to crop water-use are prevalent in sandy soils of the southern region, but the nature of the physical … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Oilseeds Plant science Research project Program 4 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Phenotyping for Adult Plant Resistance (APR - Quantitative Resistance) in canola Blackleg disease is a threat to canola production in Australia with an estimated 15% reduction in total grain yield annually. Control … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 29 Apr 2019 - 30 Jun 2023 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)
Multiple industries Forestry Natural capital assets Input management Research project Unlocking Financial Innovation in Forest Products with Natural Capital Natural capital is the soil, air, water biodiversity and land resources that underpin food and fibre production. The forest industry … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 15 Feb 2019 - 1 Apr 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)