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Program 2: Minimising the impact of major barley foliar pathogens on yield and profit: Surveillance and monitoring of pathogen populations - SARDI logo
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Program 2: Minimising the impact of major barley foliar pathogens on yield and profit: Surveillance and monitoring of pathogen populations - SARDI

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The barley foliar diseases, scald (Rhynchosporium secalis), the net form of net blotch (NFNB, Pyrenophora teres f. teres) and the spot form of net blotch (SFNB, P. teres f. maculata) are caused by three highly variable fungal pathogen populations that can evolve rapidly to adapt to changing varieties and/or fungicide...

1 Mar 2020 - 31 May 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Program 4: Minimising the impact of major barley foliar pathogens on yield and profit: Screening of elite breeder material transitioning to a fee for service model. logo
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Program 4: Minimising the impact of major barley foliar pathogens on yield and profit: Screening of elite breeder material transitioning to a fee for service model.

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Industry access to a reliable, high-throughput disease screening capacity is a critical component of any effort to breed effectively to counter the impact of the three barley pathogens, Pyrenophora teres f. maculata, the causal agent of the spot form of net blotch (SFNB), P. teres f. teres, that produces the...

1 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

Program 1: Identification of novel sources of resistance to Septoria Leaf Blotch and understanding of evolution and virulence of the pathogen logo
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Program 1: Identification of novel sources of resistance to Septoria Leaf Blotch and understanding of evolution and virulence of the pathogen

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Septoria avenae blotch is a significant oat disease especially in Western Australia where almost all oat crops have some level of Septoria infection. Average yield losses from Septoria in the high rainfall zone are approximately 15% and result in significant economic loss. The Septoria pathogen population is diverse, making breeding...

1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Optimising genetic control of oat phenology for Australia logo
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Optimising genetic control of oat phenology for Australia

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

To achieve maximum yield and optimal grain quality, the time of year when cereal crops flower and produce grain must coincide with optimal seasonal conditions. Variation flowering time allows breeders to produce cereal varieties suited to specific regions, climates and management practices. Genes that underlie this variation have been identified...

1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Manipulating barley phenology to maximise yield potential logo
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Manipulating barley phenology to maximise yield potential

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The time of flowering is known to be the single most important trait that determines the adaptation and yield of barley, and other cereals, to the variable climates and diverse growing regions of the Australian grain belt. Achieving the highest possible yields and the best quality requires that the critical...

30 Jun 2014 - 30 Jun 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Murdoch University

Genetic solution to crown rot in barley logo
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Genetic solution to crown rot in barley

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The aim of this investment is to screen diverse barley germplasm, identify and then characterise novel sources of resistance to crown rot - a disease that would cause significant losses if control measures were not in place. These sources of resistance will be delivered to Australian barley breeders in adapted...

30 Jun 2016 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

National Barley Foliar Pathogen Variety Improvement Program (NBFPVIP) logo
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National Barley Foliar Pathogen Variety Improvement Program (NBFPVIP)

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The most economical means of controlling barley foliar diseases is through genetic resistance which can deliver low-cost, environmentally-friendly protection for the life of the crop. However, as barley breeding programs move to a national focus, development of durable or long-lasting resistances can only be achieved by a nationally-coordinated, strategic approach....

30 Jun 2013 - 31 Dec 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

Sorghum Core Pre-breeding Program logo
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Sorghum Core Pre-breeding Program

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Australia produces at least 2 million tonnes of grain sorghum each year. Sorghum is one of the most diverse crop species with great potential for improvement in yield, drought resistance, insect resistance and grain quality. The outcome of this project is a more profitable and secure Australian sorghum industry through...

1 Jul 2013 - 30 Jun 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

Maintenance of grain plumpness and transfer of heat tolerance into Australian barley germplasm logo
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Maintenance of grain plumpness and transfer of heat tolerance into Australian barley germplasm

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Annual average economic losses from heat damage in Australian wheat crops are estimated to be about $1.1billion. Climate models predict that in the grain belt of Australia the average temperature will increase by 2-3 C and rainfall will decrease by 20-30% in the next 20 years. Identification of heat tolerant...

30 Jun 2016 - 29 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Murdoch University

Development of genetic tools for Australian barley crops against leaf rust logo
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Development of genetic tools for Australian barley crops against leaf rust

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Growing resistant varieties is an important part of an integrated disease management plan for the control of barley leaf rust. This investment will characterise and isolate three major resistance genes that have not yet been deployed in barley varieties by barley breeders in Australia and which are effective against all...

1 Jul 2015 - 31 Dec 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Sydney (USYD)