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NGN Improving Powdery Mildew Management in Mungbean
Powdery mildew is a disease that impacts mungbean crops annually and if left unmanaged can cause yield losses of up to 40%. With little genetic resistance in current varieties, management relies on the application of fungicides. There are, however, some inconsistencies in the various communication materials available with regard to...
1 Feb 2022 - 1 Sep 2024
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Predicting nitrogen cycling and losses in Australian cropping systems - augmenting measurements to enhance modelling
Fertiliser inputs represent about a third of the costs production for most grain producers, dominated by nitrogen (N) costing about $1.1 billion p.a. The proportion of fertiliser N recovered by the crop within the season it is applied is typically small and variable (often in the range of 25-70%), and...
18 Apr 2022 - 1 Jun 2026
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Managing sclerotinia in oilseed and pulse crops in Northern and Southern farming systems
The growing of 'pulse break crops' of, chickpea, lentil, faba bean and lupin is an important crop rotational strategy adopted by Australian farming systems for the management of soil nutrition, weeds, pests and reducing the build-up of disease inoculum. However, in recent years, the increase in frequency of these crops...
10 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2026
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Epidemiology and management of Rhizoctonia in low and medium rainfall zones
Rhizoctonia is a significant constraint to barley and wheat production in the low rainfall zone (LRZ) and medium rainfall zone (MRZ) of the Southern and Western regions, costing Australian growers $78M annually with potential costs of $165 million (Murray and Brennan, 2009). The disease, caused by the fungal pathogen, Rhizoctonia...
10 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Impact of root diseases on pulse crops in Northern and Southern regions
New research will be undertaken across the Southern and Northern regions to determine the causes of root disease in pulse crops and to measure the extent of impacts on root health and on grain yield and biomass reduction. The project will run from 2022-2025 and includes researchers from the South...
15 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Updating acidification rates, lime recommendations and extension aids to overcome soil acidity constraints to crop production in the southern region
Soil acidification currently affects more than 2M ha in SA and, unless liming applications are expanded and rates increased, this could increase to 4-5 Mha over the next few decades, especially given increased cropping intensity and reliance on fertiliser nitrogen in most areas. Acid soils in Victoria were estimated at...
1 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
ACRCP Phase 5: Optimising genetic control of wheat rusts through high value resistance genes
CSIRO with partners in the Australian Cereal Rust Control Program (ACRCP) have common interests in ensuring development of cultivars that are resistant to the three rust diseases for reducing crop losses, enhancing profitability and protecting the environment. To achieve these goals, Phase 5 of the ACRCP is geared towards identifying...
1 Apr 2023 - 31 Dec 2027
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Integrated management of Fusarium crown rot in the northern and southern regions
Fusarium crown rot is a soil-borne disease that poses a major threat to winter cereals, particularly wheat. Despite causing yield losses of up to 80 per cent, its significance is often overlooked by growers in certain regions. The disease is especially difficult to detect in Mediterranean climates, where 'softer' finishes...
1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
ACRCP Phase 5: Optimising genetic control of wheat rusts through development of RustHapSelect
This project aims to develop and validate transformative breeding tools that allow the levels of durable adult plant rust resistance in elite high-yielding wheat cultivars to be increased much more rapidly than could be achieved using traditional approaches. We will use a big data analysis approach to identify and place...
1 Apr 2023 - 30 Jun 2027
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Enterprise choice and sequence strategies that drive sustainable and profitable southern Australian farming systems
Farm profitability can be improved by identifying the factors that drive profit and adopting management that optimises returns and mitigates risks. Growers are under mounting pressure to maintain profitability due to constraints such as input costs, herbicide resistance, declining soil fertility, increasing soil-borne pathogens and climatic variability. By employing a...
12 Dec 2022 - 30 Jun 2027
Australian Capital Territory, Australia