Fruits Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project Development of molecular markers for Fusarium resistance in banana Fusarium wilt – particularly that caused by Tropical Race 4 (TR4) of the fusarium pathogen – threatens the viability of commercial banana production … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 16 Apr 2019 - 1 Mar 2021 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Photosynthetic acclimation to high temperature in wheat aligned with US00080 High temperature stress constrains Australian wheat yield, resulting in economic losses estimated at over $1 billion per annum. In wheat, heat … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 26 Mar 2021 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
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)
Forestry Plant science Research project Incorporating genetics into forest valuation models – IRRPLAN The project aims to recognise the contribution of improved genetics in plantations at the time of establishment by estimating expected … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 19 Mar 2019 - 31 Jul 2021
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Post-doctoral Fellowship: Designing roots to enhance durum wheat yield aligned with GRDC Project UOQ1810-002RTX-Rooty Root biomass accumulation is considered a key aspect of root development that could potentially increase soil resource capture, particularly if … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 16 Mar 2019 - 1 Jun 2022 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Minimising the impact of high temperature at flowering on spikelet fertility aligned to Project UMU00049 Damage from heat events is a common constraint limiting crop production in Australia. The flowering stage of crop growth is … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Mar 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation Murdoch University
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Unravelling the relationships between soil mixing uniformity by spading and crop response Rotary spaders are increasingly being used by grain growers to incorporate surface applied soil amendments, loosen compacted layers and mix … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 15 Mar 2019 - 30 May 2021 Research organisation University of South Australia (UniSA)
Cross industry Plant science Research project More Profit from Nitrogen - Nitrogen use efficiency indicators for the Australian cotton, sugar, dairy & horticulture industries This project looked at nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) indicators across the four industries of cotton, dairy, horticulture and sugarcane. Nitrogen … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 30 Sep 2019 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Dairy Australia, Hort Innovation, Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
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)
Pulse grains Plant science Research project High Value Pulses – Raising awareness, optimising yield and expanding the area of lentil, chickpea and faba bean in Western Australia Pulses are an important part of many productive, profitable and sustainable farming systems in Australia. Historically in the western region, … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Mar 2019 - 28 Feb 2022 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Multiple industries Fruits Wine Multiple technology areas Harvest technology Plant science Research project Predicting harvest timing & yield in intensive cropping This project is using AI, historical and current season grower data, combined with real-time micro-climate data to create models that predict yield and harvest dates for Treasury Wine Estate winegrapes and Costa group Group berries. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 18 Feb 2019 - 26 Feb 2021 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Increased grower profitability on soils with sodicity and transient salinity in the eastern grain belt of the western region. Interacting combinations of sodicity and transient salinity, often associated with high subsoil pH, ion toxicities and poor subsoil structure, interact … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Feb 2019 - 31 Dec 2023 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Adapted barley germplasm with waterlogging tolerance for the southern and western regions High winter rainfall, combined with poor soil structure regularly causes severe waterlogging damage to crop growth, whereby winter waterlogging becomes … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 31 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Cotton Plant science Research project New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) CottonInfo Technical Lead – Nutrition (includes myBMP module lead) The principal outcome of the CottonInfo program is to provide an efficient and effective pathway for the delivery of the … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Plant science Research project CRSPI 2018-2020 The Climate Research Strategy for Primary Industries (CRSPI) is a partnership between Australian research organisations to invest in climate research, … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisations AgriFutures Australia, Australian Pork (APL)
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)
Multiple industries Oilseeds Pulse grains Plant science Research project Expanding the sowing window for canola and lupins – what works in WA? Canola and lupins are the two major break crops grown in Western Australia, comprising 1.5 million hectares. However, growers need more … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Investigating phenology diversity in germplasm to optimise profitability from April sown oats Current milling oat varieties have a restricted season length. While early to medium spring types are available (~8 days spread when … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Cereal grains Plant science Research project Capturing global diversity and international genetic gains of wheat and barley The CIMMYT Australia ICARDA Germplasm Evaluation (CAIGE) program coordinates the importation, quarantine, multiplication, distribution and evaluation of wheat and barley … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Multiple industries Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project DairyHigh 1 Dairy HIGH 1 (high integrity grass-fed herds) focussed on feedbase research to help Tasmanian dairy farmers maintain efficient, profitable and sustainable … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jan 2019 - 30 Sep 2020 Research organisation Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)