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New uses for existing chemistry

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Herbicide resistance is a major problem in Australian grain cropping, reducing the herbicide choices available to growers and increasing their costs. There is a need to increase the availability and flexibility of controls for herbicide-resistant weeds, including new herbicide uses. This project will develop data sets for registration of new...

1 Jul 2015 - 1 Sep 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

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Air inversion modelling to manage spray drift

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

For many pesticides it is an Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) mandatory requirement not to spray when inversions exist. To comply, applicators currently rely on basic clues to detect inversions which inevitably lead to many missed events and false alarms. Utilising a risk index as a guide to...

1 Feb 2016 - 30 Oct 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Micrometeorlogical Research and Educational Services (MR&ES)

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Agvet #046 Grant Agreement -Peanuts - Aphids/Mealybugs - Priority Use -Bayer

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Spirotetramat has registration in vegetable crops and also in cotton for control of some invertebrate pests. This investment will provide the efficacy, crop safety and residue data required to extend the registered use of Spirotetramat to allow the control of sucking invertebrate pests (aphids & mealybugs) in peanuts.

15 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd

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Agvet #050 Grant Agreement -Maize/popcorn - Northern blight - Priority Use - BASF

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Fluxapyroxad is registered for the management of foliar diseases in cereals. No use pattern has been established in maize in Australia, although there is registration in corn overseas. This investment will provide the efficacy, crop safety and residue data required to extend the registered use of Fluxapyroxad to allow control...

15 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

BASF AUSTRALIA LIMITED

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Agronomic management of weeds, crop nutrition and farming practices in central west NSW to maximise crop profitability

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The services are to facilitate the delivery and validation of past and current key research findings across the CNSW sub-region.

30 Jun 2020 - 15 Jul 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Grain Orana Alliance

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Lupin Breeders Toolbox - A Resource for Lupin Genetic Improvement

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This project aims to expand the current genomic and genetic resources available in one of the major grain legumes grown in Australia, narrow-leafed lupin (NLL; Lupinus angustifolius L.). These genomic and genetic resources will significantly help accelerate the NLL breeding program, including the development of an NLL genotyping platform, and...

15 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

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Development of lupin molecular markers tagging yield QTL genes and yield-related

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Lupin is the most important grain legume in Australia for acid, well drained, light textured soils in southern Australia. It provides a viable break crop in Australian crop rotations by facilitating disease and weed control in cereal rotations as well as providing legume nitrogen inputs and on-farm stubble and seed...

30 Jun 2014 - 30 Jun 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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

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Managing on-farm biosecurity risk through pre-emptive breeding: the case of rust

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Rust is a significant yield constraint in the production of lentil and field pea in various regions of the world. Infection usually occurs at flowering, causing yield losses of 40 to 70%. The aim of this project is to provide the Australian lentil and field pea industries with tools to...

1 Jun 2013 - 31 Jul 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Curtin University

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New tools and germplasm for Australian pulse and oil seeds breeding programs to respond to changing virus threats

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Profitable pulse and oilseed rotation crops are a key component of Australia's crop based farming systems. Pulses and oilseeds are susceptible to a range of virus diseases and improving genetic resistance is the most economical and sustainable option to control virus induced crop losses. This investment aims to improve currently...

9 Mar 2017 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Regional New South Wales (DRNSW)

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PulseBio Project 3: Stable grain yield in pulses through improved stress tolerance (P3)

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Stress tolerance and disease resistance traits are routinely measured by pulse breeding programs, but data collection is limited by time constraints. High-throughput phenotyping technologies will allow much more accurate measurement of traits on a much wider range of germplasm, improving selection accuracy, intensity and breeding outputs. This investment will use...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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

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3727 research projects

New uses for existing chemistry

Air inversion modelling to manage spray drift

Agvet #046 Grant Agreement -Peanuts - Aphids/Mealybugs - Priority Use -Bayer

Agvet #050 Grant Agreement -Maize/popcorn - Northern blight - Priority Use - BASF

Agronomic management of weeds, crop nutrition and farming practices in central west NSW to maximise crop profitability

Lupin Breeders Toolbox - A Resource for Lupin Genetic Improvement

Development of lupin molecular markers tagging yield QTL genes and yield-related

Managing on-farm biosecurity risk through pre-emptive breeding: the case of rust

New tools and germplasm for Australian pulse and oil seeds breeding programs to respond to changing virus threats

PulseBio Project 3: Stable grain yield in pulses through improved stress tolerance (P3)

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