Frost and other cold events are major causes of yield loss in a number of Australian cropping systems. Management options are heavily reliant on the development of tolerant varieties however phenotyping wheat germplasm for chilling and frost tolerance under field conditions is notoriously difficult because of the unpredictability, variability and often catastrophic nature of frost events.

This investment aims to establish metabolomics and lipidomics as phenotyping tools for cold acclimation and to use this technology for marker development and future development of chilling and frost-tolerant wheat.