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Introgression of heat-tolerant genes to broaden genetic variation in current wheat breeding populations logo
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Introgression of heat-tolerant genes to broaden genetic variation in current wheat breeding populations

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Periods of extreme high temperature, in particular short periods of heat shock, are a major threat to wheat yield and grain quality throughout much of the Australian wheat belt. The effects of high-temperature on yield and grain quality are well known but those traits underpinning plant response to high-temperature and...

30 Jun 2016 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Sydney (USYD)

Maintaining wheat grain number under reproductive-stage drought conditions. logo
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Maintaining wheat grain number under reproductive-stage drought conditions.

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

In Australia, optimising wheat yields is a balancing act between conditions that are either too cold or too hot and dry. Stabilising productivity of wheat crops in these conditions requires wheat varieties that are more tolerant to abiotic stress conditions. However, progressing breeding for wheat varieties with higher abiotic stress...

1 Jul 2013 - 30 Sep 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Genetically improving wheat's ability to outcompete weeds logo
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Genetically improving wheat's ability to outcompete weeds

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The cost of weeds to Australian agriculture is enormous and continuing to rise with increasing crop value, and as herbicide resistance becomes increasingly widespread. Herbicides remain among the most cost-effective weed management options but herbicide resistance and the threat of few new herbicide chemistries places increasing reliance on the deployment...

1 Jul 2013 - 31 Dec 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Integrated Genetic Solutions to Crown Rot in Wheat logo
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Integrated Genetic Solutions to Crown Rot in Wheat

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Crown rot is an important disease of wheat in Australia. Development of resistant varieties has been hampered by the lack of reliable, repeatable, and robust phenotyping methods suitable of use in commercial breeding programs. Furthermore, the genetic basis of resistance is complex with multiple QTLs contributing varying degrees of effective...

1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Sydney (USYD)

LMA Project A - Improved Phenotyping For Late Maturity Alpha-Amylase (LMA) Susceptibility In Wheat logo
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LMA Project A - Improved Phenotyping For Late Maturity Alpha-Amylase (LMA) Susceptibility In Wheat

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Late maturity ?-amylase (LMA) is a grain defect causing a reduction in Hagberg falling number and potential failing to meet Australian receival or market specifications. Currently screening for LMA susceptibility during breeding relies on a time consuming, costly and relatively low-throughout benchmark assay that involves growing plants under controlled conditions...

1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]

LMA Project B - A novel high-throughput, low-cost test to determine cause of starch damage in wheat grain logo
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LMA Project B - A novel high-throughput, low-cost test to determine cause of starch damage in wheat grain

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Late maturity ?-amylase (LMA) is a grain defect causing a reduction in Hagberg falling number and results in potential failing to meet Australian receival or market specifications. The incidence of LMA in wheat grain is currently assessed using an ELISA assay to detect and quantify high pI ?-amylase, the product...

1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]

Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Photosynthetic acclimation to high temperature in wheat aligned with US00080 logo
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Photosynthetic acclimation to high temperature in wheat aligned with US00080

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

High temperature stress constrains Australian wheat yield, resulting in economic losses estimated at over $1 billion per annum. In wheat, heat has a major impact on photosynthesis but the extent by which photosynthesis is inhibited varies from cultivar to cultivar. This investment aims the further develop a novel, high throughput...

1 Apr 2019 - 26 Mar 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Sydney (USYD)

GRDC Grower Solutions- North logo
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GRDC Grower Solutions- North

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

GRDC Grower Solutions Projects are the link between regional research and localised development resulting in fast-tracked locally relevant outcomes to help growers make decisions that result in practice changes and increased farm production and profitability. The GRDC Grain Orana Alliance (GOA Grower Solutions) will service the Central West NSW division...

1 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Grain Orana Alliance

Push Notifications to enable proactive management of pests, weeds and diseases logo
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Push Notifications to enable proactive management of pests, weeds and diseases

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The Australian grains industry will benefit from the delivery of a push notification system which will provide alerts on the incidence, prevalence and distribution of crop pests and diseases. By connecting the notification system to the best sources of intelligence, the project will expand the range of communication channels over...

1 Jul 2014 - 30 Dec 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]

eXtensionAUS Field Crop Diseases Learning Network logo
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eXtensionAUS Field Crop Diseases Learning Network

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

eXtensionAUS is based on the extension model developed in the United States and harnesses online innovation and delivers proven methodologies to both establish new and build on existing industry and research collaborations. The platform can deliver a wide range of products and services utilising a mix of custom applications and...

30 Jun 2015 - 30 Oct 2018

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]