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Delivery of a pest and disease diagnostic step change for the sugarcane industry - SRA Translation logo
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Delivery of a pest and disease diagnostic step change for the sugarcane industry - SRA Translation

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Application of a molecular RSD assay to immediately provide information on the commercial crop distribution of RSD in the Australian industry, supporting an economic assessment of the commercial effects of the disease in every mill area.

7 Oct 2023 - 1 Apr 2028

Queensland, Australia

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Sucrose Estimation with Hyperspectral Imaging and AI logo
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Sucrose Estimation with Hyperspectral Imaging and AI

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Utilising drone-based hyperspectral imaging and employing Artificial Intelligence (AI) models for predicting sucrose content - replacing labour-intensive methods with precision, automation, and effectiveness.

1 Sep 2024 - 1 Sep 2027

Queensland, Australia

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Characterising the vector of sugarcane SMV logo
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Characterising the vector of sugarcane SMV

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Characterising the insect vector, and developing potential management options, for sugarcane mosaic virus. This project will improve preparedness of the Australian sugarcane industry for an incursion of this exotic disease.

30 Sep 2024 - 1 Dec 2027

Queensland, Australia

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Harvest Mate Auto – Improving Economic Outcomes logo
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Harvest Mate Auto – Improving Economic Outcomes

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Integrating live feedback from harvester monitoring systems and enable automation of data entry to generate real-time predictions of optimal harvesting practices through HarvetMate tool.

30 Sep 2024 - 30 Jun 2027

Queensland, Australia

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Trends in Silicon Uptake logo
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Trends in Silicon Uptake

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Investigating if trends in Silicon (Si) uptake are impacting crop performance, identify how various soil chemical properties may influence Si availability and if changes are required to soil and/or plant tissue assay critical values to ensure adequate Si nutrition.

1 Dec 2024 - 18 Nov 2028

Queensland, Australia

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Long Term Soil Health Trials logo
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Long Term Soil Health Trials

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Assessing sugarcane farming systems and residue management practices through monitoring of soils, productivity, economic analysis of practice change and modelling (APSIM) to understand potential longer-term outcomes across a wider range of environments.

1 Jan 2025 - 1 Jan 2029

Queensland, Australia

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Advanced genomics and spatial RNA-seq to identify resistance genes in sugarcane against soil-borne pathogens logo
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Advanced genomics and spatial RNA-seq to identify resistance genes in sugarcane against soil-borne pathogens

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Providing advanced tools to enhance conventional screening for soil-borne diseases, replacing traditional methods with advanced genomics methods, which use cutting-edge technology spatial RNA-seq (enabling single cell sequencing) to optimise discovery of genes involved in regulatory/resistance mechanisms.

11 Mar 2025 - 1 Jul 2028

Queensland, Australia

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Mill by-product logo
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Mill by-product

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Optimising fertiliser decisions through the development of N response curves or the use of Near Infrared technology to better inform nutrient management decisions following mill mud application.

1 Apr 2025 - 13 Oct 2028

Queensland, Australia

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Sugarcane Genotyping Reimagined A Path to Affordable Genomic Selection logo
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Sugarcane Genotyping Reimagined A Path to Affordable Genomic Selection

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Developing and advancing a sequencing-based allele genotyping genotyping method, evaluating its accuracy and efficiency, and creating a practical marker set for economical genotyping during plant trials. The aim is to reduce sugarcane genotyping costs in Australia below AU$45 per sample.

16 Apr 2025 - 30 Apr 2028

Queensland, Australia

The University of Queensland

Cane bin tracking and electronic consignment of cane logo
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Cane bin tracking and electronic consignment of cane

Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

Developing and implementing a cane bin tracking system that incorporates electronic consignment of cane for the 16 Australian sugar factories (owned by 6 sugar milling companies) operating a sugarcane railway network.

6 May 2025 - 10 May 2027

Queensland, Australia

Queensland University of Technology