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Pasture, fodder & feed
Plant science
Research project

Yield and quality assessment of dual purpose wheat for the export hay industry

Awnless wheat is a market preferred option for wheaten hay in the export market and is a potential complementary product …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    27 Aug 2019 -
    31 Mar 2023

  • Research organisation

    Agrilink Agricultural Consultants (Australia) Pty Ltd

Forestry
Plant science
Research project

Implementation of single-step genomic selection in eucalypts

Application of single-step genomic selection has the potential to double the rate of genetic gain in tree improvement programs for …
  • Funded by

    Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

  • Project date

    23 Aug 2019 -
    30 Jun 2021

Fruits
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Research project

Breeding new rootstocks for the Australian citrus industry

This investment is developing new rootstocks for the Australian citrus industry. By building on existing knowledge, new germplasm will be …
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    20 Aug 2019 -
    31 Jul 2023

  • Research organisation

    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

Beef cattle
Plant science
Research project

PDS: Sustainable Long Term Leucaena pastures

The aim of this project is to demonstrate the most suitable leucaena-grass pasture system for northern Australia. This will include …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Aug 2019 -
    1 Mar 2023

Dairy
Plant science
Research project

National Pasture Genebank

The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) manages the Australian Pastures Genebank (APG). It is the custodian of more …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    31 Jul 2019 -
    31 Jan 2023

  • Research organisation

    South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Plant science
Research project

The Derwent Catchment Project – Forage Shrubs

Previous projects have identified that forage shrubs are an ideal management option to improve grazing productivity of North-facing slopes in …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Jul 2019 -
    15 Dec 2023

Multiple industries
Cotton Pork Poultry Sugar
Multiple technology areas
Input management Plant science
Research project

Biorefineries for profit - phase 2

The Biorefineries for Profit project is developing technologies to convert crop and crop-processing residues into high value animal feed supplements …
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    26 Jul 2019 -
    1 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Queensland University of Technology

Cotton
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Research project

Professor of Soil Biology (includes CottonInfo technical lead and myBMP module lead)

Soil microbial communities mediate key soil functions that are directly relevant to crop productivity, through their effects on resource availability (…
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    30 Jun 2024

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of New England (UNE)

Cotton
Plant science
Research project

Supporting Southern Cotton Production Systems: Cotton Research Officer

The aim of this project is to collect detailed plant and crop data from research trials being conducted in southern …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

Wine
Multiple technology areas
Input management Plant science
Research project

Managing wine pH in a changing climate

This project aims to better understand the relationship between potassium levels in soil, vine and berry, and berry composition and …
  • Funded by

    Wine Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    31 Dec 2022

  • Research organisation

    Charles Sturt University (CSU)

Pasture, fodder & feed
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Plant science
Research project

Improved oat varieties for hay production 18-19 finishing 2020

The National Oat Breeding Program centred on South Australia develops improved oat varieties for hay production in Western Australia (WA), …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    28 Feb 2020

  • Research organisation

    Department of Primary Industries and Regions

Other rural industries
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Plant science
Research project

Opening the gates to hemp grazed livestock in Australia

This research forms part of a larger project co-funded by Meat and Livestock Australia. It uses controlled feeding trials to …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    1 Jun 2021

  • Research organisation

    Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]

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)

Sugar
Multiple technology areas
Input management Plant science
Research project

Australian sugar industry soil health benchmarking in the Central region of Qld - increasing profit and transforming soil health practices through cooperative industry research, extension and adoption

This project will directly address soil and nutrient management practices which have off-farm impacts on water quality of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    15 Dec 2021

  • Research organisation

    Farmacist

Sugar
Multiple technology areas
Food processing technology Plant science
Research project

Genetic solutions for determining fibre quality traits in sugarcane

This PhD project is comparing a set of genotypes with soft and normal fibre quality, with respect to anatomy (using microscopy and image analysis) and biochemical composition to look for traits linked to fibre quality, and will also use genetic analysis to identify any associations between existing Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) array data and fibre quality measurements.
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    30 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Sugar
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI Imagery Plant science
Research project

Validating high throughput phenomics technologies for sugarcane clonal selection

This project aims to improve accuracy of early-stage clonal selection by validating high throughput phenomics technologies and developing an optimal selection index.
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    30 Sep 2022

  • Research organisation

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Sugar
Plant science
Research project

Australian sugarcane industry soil health benchmarking in the Wet Tropics region of QLD - increasing profit and transforming soil health practices through cooperative industry research, extension and adoption

This project will directly address soil and nutrient management practices which have off-farm impacts on water quality of the Great Barrier Reef.
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2019 -
    31 Oct 2021

  • Research organisation

    T.R.A.P. Services

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds
Plant science
Research project

Increasing knowledge and profitability of cropping on Ironstone gravel soils

The term ironstone gravel is loosely defined, as it covers a broad range of gravel soils which are located predominantly …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    17 Jun 2019 -
    1 Jun 2021

  • Research organisation

    The University of Western Australia (UWA)

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