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Synchrotron Postdoctoral Fellow no. 3: Soil - organic matter fractionation using intact soil cores logo
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Synchrotron Postdoctoral Fellow no. 3: Soil - organic matter fractionation using intact soil cores

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Soil organic matter is an important contributor to soil health and crop production. This investment will develop Synchrotron methods to examine how changes in organic matter within the soil (for example, due to cropping frequency or incorporation of green manures) are related to differences in soil properties and root distribution.

15 Oct 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

Technical and data management support for NCR1907-001RTX logo
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Technical and data management support for NCR1907-001RTX

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This investment is providing domain knowledge, advice on experimental methodology including treatment selection and trial protocols for farming systems in the Ord region in the north of Western Australia. This assistance focusses on ensuring methodologies address production constraints and key knowledge gaps to deliver profitable farming system solutions in the...

7 Aug 2020 - 30 Apr 2024

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

CSIRO Snail biocontrol revisited - Phase 2 logo
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CSIRO Snail biocontrol revisited - Phase 2

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Mediterranean white and conical snails are important introduced pests of a range of crops and vines. They can clog farm machinery, contaminate harvests, feed on seedlings and pasture and can be hosts for human diseases. One way of managing these pests is using molluscicides, whilst effective they are also expensive...

30 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Improved surveillance and management options for mice in crops logo
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Improved surveillance and management options for mice in crops

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Mouse plagues are a regular feature of grain growing regions across Australia. Growers and the broader grains industry need to be made aware of potential mouse problems so they can take appropriate management actions to reduce the chance of crop damage and significant cost to their business. The monitoring is...

29 Jun 2018 - 31 Dec 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Determining the effectiveness of zinc phosphide rodenticide bait in the presence of alternative food supply logo
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Determining the effectiveness of zinc phosphide rodenticide bait in the presence of alternative food supply

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This investment is focussed on providing growers and the broader Australian grains industry practical advice to improve the effectiveness of the rodenticide bait, zinc phosphide. Zinc phosphide rodenticide baits have been registered for use in crop fields to manage the threat of mouse damage to crops. It is the only...

2 Apr 2018 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Russian Wheat Aphid Risk Assessment and Regional Thresholds logo
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Russian Wheat Aphid Risk Assessment and Regional Thresholds

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Russian Wheat Aphid (RWA) is a cereal pest of international significance due to yield losses caused by feeding induced phytotoxicity when levels of infestation are high. Since 2016, when RWA was first detected in Australia, its known range has expanded to nearly all cereal growing regions in South Australia, Victoria,...

1 May 2018 - 31 Aug 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Understanding mouse biology and ecology in zero- and no-till cropping systems to inform best practice crop production and mouse management practices logo
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Understanding mouse biology and ecology in zero- and no-till cropping systems to inform best practice crop production and mouse management practices

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This project is designed to explore and test a range of management practices with the aim of making some practical recommendations for growers and the grains industry to enable them to better manage mice, without having to rely on applications of zinc phosphide. Through a series of ten sets of...

25 Jun 2018 - 1 Aug 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

National Resistance Monitoring for Insect Pests of Stored Grain. logo
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National Resistance Monitoring for Insect Pests of Stored Grain.

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This project aims to monitor on farm grain storages for resistance to key grain protectants for five major stored grain insect pests. Data will be stored in the Australian Grains Insect Resistance Database (AGIRD).

1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

Novel suppression and resistance management of invertebrate pests logo
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Novel suppression and resistance management of invertebrate pests

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This project aims to assist the Australian grains industry transition to more sustainable and predictive approaches for the management of pests, through innovative solutions that will decrease disease transmission, improve chemical stewardship and effectively forecast pesticide resistance issues.

20 Jun 2019 - 30 Apr 2024

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Melbourne

Insecticide resistance in the green peach aphid: national surveillance, preparedness and implications for virus management logo
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Insecticide resistance in the green peach aphid: national surveillance, preparedness and implications for virus management

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Insecticide resistance in the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae, GPA) continues to threaten canola and pulse production. There are diminishing chemical options available, and the functional diversity, prevalence and severity of resistances encountered in the field is increasing. The current project enables the grains industry to track the status (distribution,...

1 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2024

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

CESAR Pty. Ltd