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Determining the economic impact of Native Budworm (Helicoverpa punctigera) in cereal crops in the Western Region

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Since 2018, there has been an annual and increasing trend in Western Australia of native budworm (Helicoverpa punctigera) causing feeding damage in cereal crops, particularly wheat, which is not the species’ traditional host crop. An early hypothesis was that large populations had migrated earlier than usual into the grain-growing regions,...

1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Area Wide Management for cropping systems weeds: investigating the weed management, social and economic opportunity

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The traditional approach to tackling weeds has been to focus on paddock or farm scale management. Instead this project aims to take an area-wide approach to weed management. The theory being that if the number of weeds over the entire landscape can be reduced, everyone in that area should benefit,...

1 Nov 2019 - 30 Jun 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Cultural management for weed control and maintenance of crop yield

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

In the past, many single factor studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of cultural weed control tactics in decreasing weed biomass and seed production in Australia. However, these studies have largely failed to integrate multiple weed control tactics in a single study. Herbicides remain the primary and most efficient method of...

9 Nov 2017 - 30 Jun 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Developing strategies to mitigate and manage resistance to key herbicides

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The overarching objective of this project is to provide new knowledge on the mechanisms and inheritance of herbicide resistance in key grain cropping weeds in Australia. Regionally effective strategies to manage and mitigate new herbicide resistance issues will then be developed and tested in the field. The weed species that...

1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2025

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Epidemiology of Septoria Tritici Blotch in the low and medium rainfall zones of the Southern region to inform IDM strategies.

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Septoria tritici blotch (Zymoseptoria tritici) (STB) is a damaging disease of wheat that without control can cause extensive losses in susceptible wheat cultivars in high rainfall (HRZ) situations, but in the medium (MRZ) and low rainfall zones (LRZ) of the southern grain growing regions of Australia its impact on yield...

1 Apr 2021 - 30 May 2024

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Improved Management of Rutherglen bug in the Northern Region

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Rutherglen bug (RGB) is a migratory native species that causes occasional but significant damage to the grains industry. Impacted grain crops include sunflower, sorghum, canola and safflower. In years of significant populations, pulses and cereals may also be infested. This investment will produce management guidelines for the pest RGB, by...

30 Apr 2021 - 30 Jun 2024

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Post-doctoral Fellowship - An integrative approach towards sustainable management of sorghum stalk rot in the GRDC northern region

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This post-doctoral fellowhip will generate new knowledge on the genetic and genotypic variability and structure of Macrophomina phaseolina in sorghum paddocks of Queensland and New South Wales. It will also develop a standardised protocol for assessing the incidence and severity of charcoal rot in sorghum.

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jul 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Crown rot resistance and tolerance evaluation for genetic improvement

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Crown rot is a significant constraint to the profitability of grain growers across Australia. There are currently limited control options for the disease while conservation farming and drier climates can exacerbate the issue. One component of a sustainable option for addressing crown rot is the development of high yielding resistant...

1 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2024

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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ULA00011 - National Phenology Initiative

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The GRDC National Phenology Initiative aims to deliver accurate cultivar and environment specific estimations of wheat and barley phenology to grain growers and their advisers. It will achieve this by improving and validating the APSIM Next Gen phenology routine and allowing cultivars to be parameterised using controlled environment data, molecular...

13 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise farming systems benefits from grain legume production in Victoria

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This investment will deliver local development and extension to close the economic yield gap and maximise faming systems benefits from grain legume production. This will be achieved through the delivery of a hub and spoke model of delivery for grower-driven grain legume validation and demonstration trials across Victorian sub-regions to...

20 May 2021 - 31 Jul 2025

Australian Capital Territory, Australia