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DPIRD - National Grains Diagnostic and Surveillance Initiative (NGDSI)

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Exotic pests and diseases are a threat to Australian agriculture as they can potentially damage crops, increase costs and inhibit exports. The potential annual cost to growers to control an incursion and impact on trade during an incursion is conservatively estimated at $100.4M. Timeliness of detection and response are critical...

20 Aug 2023 - 30 Jun 2028

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Predicting wheat production and development in high yield potential environments

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

What do the nitrogen bank, grain and graze crops, and understanding yield gaps have in common? Answer: the crop simulation model APSIM. APSIM has tested all of these ideas in low and medium yield environments. This project aims to improve APSIM for high wheat yields, so it can be better...

1 Apr 2023 - 31 Dec 2025

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Understanding the Impacts of waterlogging on barley, canola and fababean

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Soil waterlogging has severe impacts on agricultural production in the high rainfall zones of Australia. For the purpose of developing strategies to minimise the impact of waterlogging, this project will be focusing on an understanding of the impacts of waterlogging on barley, canola, and fababean and their physiological responses to...

1 Jun 2023 - 31 Dec 2026

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Optimizing slug management: Enhancing capacity and capability through population modelling and innovative management strategies.

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Slugs are the sixth most damaging invertebrate pest for the Australian grains industry, costing growers an average of $8.7 million annually. The expenditure on molluscicide baits continues to increase in Australia with average baiting costs of $30-$120/ha reported in high rainfall zones. Slugs are particularly damaging to establishing canola, with...

1 Aug 2023 - 30 Jun 2027

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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NGN - Very early season annual ryegrass on lower Eyre Peninsula: interactions between physiology, herbicide resistance and efficacy

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

NGN - Very early season annual ryegrass on lower Eyre Peninsula: interactions between physiology, herbicide resistance and efficacy. This project aims to address the significant issue of annual ryegrass control for growers on the lower Eyre Peninsula. Specifically, it focuses on the challenge posed by late summer and early autumn...

1 Jan 2024 - 1 May 2026

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Informed weed management strategies for emerging weeds based on biological and ecological knowledge of button grass, Indian hedge mustard, prickly lettuce, fleabane and wireweed

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Weeds are a major cost to Australian grain growers due to the direct cost of weed control, the impact of weeds on crop yields loss due to competition and price downgrades due to contamination. Past GRDC investments have generated considerable knowledge about the biology and ecology of a range of...

1 Nov 2023 - 31 May 2027

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Proof of concept for real-time detection of mycotoxins in grain using hyperspectral imagery

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

White grain in wheat is a serious concern at grain receival sites due to the potential for mycotoxins produced by the fungal pathogen in instances of fusarium head blight. White grains may be caused by multiple fungal species, with mycotoxins typically being produced in larger quantities by Fusarium graminearum and...

30 Oct 2023 - 30 Oct 2024

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Understanding the epidemiology of Ramularia in barley

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Ramularia collo-cygni (Rcc) is a fungal pathogen that poses a significant threat to Australian barley as it causes Ramularia leaf spot (RLS). Accurate identification of RLS is essential for effective crop management. The investment aims to provide critical information that will enable accurate identification of RLS and subsequently enable prompt...

4 Dec 2023 - 30 May 2026

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Pollination attribution in grain crops particularly canola

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The recent establishment in Australia of the Varroa mite, a key parasite of European honeybees globally, may have significant implications for the Australian grains industry and the yields of flowering crops that benefit from insect pollination, for example canola. However, the contribution of insect pollination to crop yields and the...

1 Jan 2024 - 30 Sep 2026

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Novel approach to determining temperature effects on wheat protein composition and quality attributes

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

A hard finish due to drought and/or a hot finish to a wheat season alter post anthesis grain filling leading to lower seed set, smaller grain size and altered wheat seed content. This has immediate quality implications on screenings due to small grains but also storage-induced quality changes and altered...

1 Nov 2023 - 30 Oct 2026

Australian Capital Territory, Australia