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Investigating phenology diversity in germplasm to optimise profitability from April sown oats logo
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Investigating phenology diversity in germplasm to optimise profitability from April sown oats

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Current milling oat varieties have a restricted season length. While early to medium spring types are available (~8 days spread when sown in late May), no late spring or winter varieties are currently commercially grown. This investment aims to identify oat lines (including international germplasm) for different sowing times, adaptation...

1 Jan 2019 - 31 Mar 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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

Screening of frost tolerance in cereals logo
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Screening of frost tolerance in cereals

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Spring radiation frost is a significant annual production constraint for the Australian grains industry and can result in significant yield losses. In 2014 the GRDC established a National Frost Initiative with the objective of reducing the impact of frost in cereal crops. The Initiative has three research programs, Genetics, Management...

1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Fertiliser form and soil interactions when applied in high concentration bands - Post-Doctoral Fellow aligned UQ00063 logo
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Fertiliser form and soil interactions when applied in high concentration bands - Post-Doctoral Fellow aligned UQ00063

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Although crop rotations with grain legumes and ley pastures play an important role in maintaining and improving soil fertility, fertilisers remain the major source of nutrients to replace those removed by grain production. The greater reliance on stored soil moisture for crop productivity in the clay soils of the northern...

5 Jun 2017 - 15 Apr 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

Optimising mungbean yield in the northern region - Mungbean Physiology logo
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Optimising mungbean yield in the northern region - Mungbean Physiology

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This project aims to address significant gaps in our understanding of mungbean yield including: what determines yield in mungbeans and what are the constraints that limit yield performance under optimal and sub-optimal (heat / water stress) conditions and why different genotypes have higher yields than others and dynamics of harvest...

10 Aug 2018 - 31 Mar 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

Optimising mungbean yield in the northern region - Mungbean Agronomy logo
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Optimising mungbean yield in the northern region - Mungbean Agronomy

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Conventional plant breeding and innovative agronomic research in Australia has transformed mungbean from a small opportunistic crop to a highly profitable, broad-scale grain crop in Australia. The aim of this project is to capitalise on the opportunity to improve yield reliability of newer mungbean varieties through optimised agronomic management. This...

15 Jun 2018 - 15 Jun 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

Optimising sorghum yield through agronomic management logo
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Optimising sorghum yield through agronomic management

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The overall aim of this project is to develop the knowledge and tools to assist growers and advisers on early sowing decisions for sorghum. The project will investigate how do combinations of sorghum hybrids, crop management and the environment modify stress environments and yield distributions in early sown sorghum, and...

6 Aug 2018 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

Increasing the effectiveness of nitrogen fixation in pulses through improved rhizobial strains in the GRDC northern region logo
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Increasing the effectiveness of nitrogen fixation in pulses through improved rhizobial strains in the GRDC northern region

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This investment aims to develop improved rhizobial strains and inoculation practices for chickpea, lentil and faba bean in acidic soils of the GRDC's Western and northern regions. The development of elite rhizobial strains is important in increasing pulse production. Pulse production in central and southern New South Wales is likely...

15 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)

Improving production of grower retained open pollinated canola seed using agronomic management to increase establishment in the MRZ and LRZ of the GRDC northern region. logo
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Improving production of grower retained open pollinated canola seed using agronomic management to increase establishment in the MRZ and LRZ of the GRDC northern region.

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The investment will characterise and evaluate agronomic management strategies that improve canola seed germination and vigour in addition to grower practices (seed size, speed of sowing, depth, fertiliser placement) that optimise plant establishment density in medium to low rainfall zones in the GRDC northern region. It will identify optimal management...

15 Jun 2019 - 30 Apr 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)

Maximising The Uptake Of Phosphorus By Crops To Optimise Profit In Central And Southern NSW, Victoria And South Australia logo
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Maximising The Uptake Of Phosphorus By Crops To Optimise Profit In Central And Southern NSW, Victoria And South Australia

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This project explores the effect fertiliser placement has on nutrient (and water) use efficiency given nutrient stratification, soil water availability and the root architecture of different crops. The project deploys a series of experiments designed to identify strategies that increase crop yield through increased phosphorus (P) uptake in central and...

10 Jan 2020 - 30 Apr 2024

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)

Optimised canola profitability understanding the relationship between physiolo logo
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Optimised canola profitability understanding the relationship between physiolo

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Canola is the most important oilseed and broadleaf rotation crop in Australia generating significant financial benefits and rotational gains through the control of cereal root and crown diseases and 'hard-to-control' weeds. To ensure that these significant rotational benefits continue to be captured, this project will undertake physiological and agronomic research...

30 Jun 2014 - 31 Dec 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)