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An integrated platform for rapid genetic gain in pulse crops

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Pulse genetic improvement has been constrained by the long lifecycle of the plant; a feature that results in slow rates of genetic gain in breeding programs. The objectives of this project are to further develop an Accelerated Single Seed Descent system for pulses (developed in earlier GRDC-supported projects) to help...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

University of Western Australia (UWA)

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Pre-emptive chickpea pre-breeding for biotic stresses and germplasm enhancement

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Chickpea suffers from a range of biotic and abiotic stresses that can cause significant production losses. The losses caused by many of these stresses can be avoided through the breeding of resistant or tolerant varieties, but appropriate genes are not always available within the cultivated germplasm, requiring extensive searching for...

1 Jan 2014 - 30 Jun 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

International Centre for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA)

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Post-Doctoral Fellowship: High-throughput quantitative analysis of flowering dynamics and canopy structure in Canola germplasm using image analysis and deep learning methods

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Crop improvement is dependent on accurate measurements of plant traits such as flowering time, leaf and seed number. For canola, a major grain crop in Australia, these traits are currently assessed by human observation, a time-consuming and costly process. This investment will develop tools and methods to automate and scale...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

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Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola Program 1: Disease Epidemiology And Management

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Blackleg disease is the major threat to the canola industry in Australia and worldwide, having caused major epidemics on several occasions. Changing farming practices to avoid inoculum, application of fungicides and the use of plant resistance genes form a basis for an integrated disease management (IDM) system for blackleg disease....

30 Apr 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Melbourne

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Integrated disease management strategies for southern region cereal and pulse growers

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This project aims to provide pathology support to the GRDC's southern region's cropping industry using a multi-faceted approach through evaluation of disease management strategies and surveys for disease incidence and severity. Disease management research will focus on yellow spot in wheat, and net form of net blotch in barley, viruses...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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

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Integrated disease management in western region grain crops

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This investment aims to reduce costs and losses attributable to crop diseases, particularly in cereal cropping, in the GRDC's western region by providing research, extension and training to improve grower management of crop diseases. The project will focus on the generation of new knowledge and tools which improve disease management...

1 Jul 2019 - 31 Mar 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

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Integrated disease management tools to manage summer crop diseases in the northern region

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This investment aims to reduce costs and losses attributable to endemic, emerging and exotic crop diseases in the GRDC's northern region by providing research, extension and training to improve grower management of crop diseases. The project will focus on the generation of new knowledge and tools which improve disease management...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Sep 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

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Soilborne diseases interaction in Australian farming systems

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This investment aims to develop new tools and technologies and disease control options for growers to manage soil borne diseases. Locally validated research on complex pathogen interactions, pathogen biology and epidemiology and the interaction between pathogens and abiotic constraints will assist in providing new information on soilborne disease management.

1 Jul 2019 - 31 Mar 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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

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Program 5: IDM package for Ascochyta Blight in chickpeas

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Ascochyta blight (AB, Phoma rabiei) is a devastating fungal disease of chickpea in Australia and worldwide. Current control recommendations often fail as the fungus is highly mutable, rapidly eroding host genetic resistance. As a consequence, while host genetic resistance and chemical control are both integral components of an integrated disease...

1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2024

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

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Disease management strategies in broadacre grain crops for South Australia

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This project aims at improved management strategies for a number of broad-acre grain crop pathogens. Field trials for ascochyta blight of lentil and faba bean, and Septoria tritici blotch will be conducted with a range of varietal resistances and fungicide applications (seed and foliar) to quantify yield loss from disease...

1 Jul 2020 - 31 Mar 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

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An integrated platform for rapid genetic gain in pulse crops

Pre-emptive chickpea pre-breeding for biotic stresses and germplasm enhancement

Post-Doctoral Fellowship: High-throughput quantitative analysis of flowering dynamics and canopy structure in Canola germplasm using image analysis and deep learning methods

Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola Program 1: Disease Epidemiology And Management

Integrated disease management strategies for southern region cereal and pulse growers

Integrated disease management in western region grain crops

Integrated disease management tools to manage summer crop diseases in the northern region

Soilborne diseases interaction in Australian farming systems

Program 5: IDM package for Ascochyta Blight in chickpeas

Disease management strategies in broadacre grain crops for South Australia

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