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Pulse Breeding Australia: Lentil Breeding

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This investment in lentil breeding will deliver superior new varieties with increased reliability and profitability for lentil growers. The specific traits of high priority include: higher yielding mid and early maturing disease resistant red lentils, superior imidazolinone tolerant lentils and new germplasm that provides higher botrytis grey mould (BGM) and...

1 Jul 2016 - 31 Dec 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]

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National Oat Breeding Program

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This investment in oat breeding will deliver superior new varieties with increased reliability and profitability for growers. The specific traits of high priority include: ?-glucan (min 4%), colour, groat percentage, hectolitre weight and protein content, oat crown (leaf) and stem rusts, Septoria Leaf Blotch, Root lesion nematodes, Red Leather leaf...

14 Aug 2018 - 31 Dec 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)

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Optimising Canola Production in Diverse Australian Growing Environments

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Canola growers in Australia need to be able to select varieties that will perform optimally in their local growing conditions. The timing of flowering is an important factor in determining sowing time and avoiding frost, heat and terminal drought. This project will generate genome marker, gene expression and phenotype datasets...

1 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

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Program 2 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Coordinating international blackleg research and development

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The use of resistance genes is one of the major strategies for minimising the impact of blackleg disease of canola. Therefore, the accurate identification of resistance genes in Australian canola cultivars is essential for the continued high levels of canola production. All commercial cultivars are released with associated resistance groups,...

1 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Melbourne

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Program 4 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Phenotyping for Adult Plant Resistance (APR - Quantitative Resistance) in canola

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Blackleg disease is a threat to canola production in Australia with an estimated 15% reduction in total grain yield annually. Control strategies include isolation of crops from disease sources, chemical control as well as varietal resistance. Major gene resistance (MGR) is a gene-for-gene interaction whereby one gene in the plant...

29 Apr 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

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Program 3: Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Identification of novel sources of blackleg resistance genes

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The use of genetic resistance is a major strategy for minimising blackleg disease in canola. It is necessary to identify novel sources of resistance to blackleg disease for incorporation into Australian breeding programs. The outcome of this work will be new genetic material and markers for blackleg resistance being available...

1 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

University of Western Australia (UWA)

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Multi-species DNA chip platform - A resource for pulse genetic improvement

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This project will develop and provide a low-cost DNA genotyping platform for chickpea, field pea, faba bean, lentil and lupin for use by the Australian pulse breeding and pre-breeding programs. In addition, it will ensure that data generated using this platform is combined with previous, current and future genomic datasets...

1 May 2019 - 31 Jul 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]

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Improving canola heat tolerance - a coordinated multidisciplinary approach

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Extended period of high temperature stress and short periods of heat shock are major threat to canola grain and oil yield in canola growing regions in Australia. This project looks specifically at the genetics of heat tolerance in canola and will build on the outputs of previous GRDC research. Selected...

21 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

University of Western Australia (UWA)

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Increasing return on investment from canola seed through improved establishment - Program 1

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This research aims to achieve a 25% improvement in canola establishment in Australia by 2030 by ensuring canola breeders have the know-how and tools to develop new cultivars with improved establishment. This will be delivered by providing Australian canola breeders with the genetics (germplasm with an average of 75% crop...

1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

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Leveraging Existing International Germplasm to Deliver Improved Acid Soil Tolerance Chickpea for Australian Growers (GRDC/USA/Ethiopia Initiative)

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

This project uses genomics-assisted breeding to develop chickpea varieties with enhanced tolerance to acid soils. Development of novel chickpea varieties that thrive under acidic soil conditions, where aluminium toxicity and phosphorous deficiency otherwise limit plant growth, would be a significant outcome for Australian farmers. The project benefits from linkage to...

30 Aug 2019 - 30 Sep 2023

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

UC Davis

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Pulse Breeding Australia: Lentil Breeding

National Oat Breeding Program

Optimising Canola Production in Diverse Australian Growing Environments

Program 2 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Coordinating international blackleg research and development

Program 4 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Phenotyping for Adult Plant Resistance (APR - Quantitative Resistance) in canola

Program 3: Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Identification of novel sources of blackleg resistance genes

Multi-species DNA chip platform - A resource for pulse genetic improvement

Improving canola heat tolerance - a coordinated multidisciplinary approach

Increasing return on investment from canola seed through improved establishment - Program 1

Leveraging Existing International Germplasm to Deliver Improved Acid Soil Tolerance Chickpea for Australian Growers (GRDC/USA/Ethiopia Initiative)

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