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Genetic approaches to reduce the nitrogen dilution effect and increase nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) in wheat logo
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Genetic approaches to reduce the nitrogen dilution effect and increase nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) in wheat

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The nitrogen dilution effect refers to the observation that high wheat yields are often associated with low grain protein content (GPC). As grain protein is a key determinant of price, growers seek to maintain both high yield and high GPC. This investment seeks to confirm recent gene network discoveries in...

1 Jun 2015 - 31 Dec 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Murdoch University

Development of tools to accelerate nematode resistance gene deployment logo
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Development of tools to accelerate nematode resistance gene deployment

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Nematodes are important pathogens of cereal crops in Australia. This investment will explore sources of resistance to two major nematodes, Cereal Cyst Nematode (CCN) and Pratylenchus thornei. Cereal cyst nematode (CCN) was once a very damaging pathogen of cereal crops in southern Australia that has been effectively controlled by the...

18 Mar 2017 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Genetic control of nematode species affecting major crops - Germplasm enhancement for nematode control in cereals and pulses logo
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Genetic control of nematode species affecting major crops - Germplasm enhancement for nematode control in cereals and pulses

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Root lesion nematodes (mainly Pratylenchus thornei and Pratylenchus neglectus) cause estimated yield losses worth approximately $123 million pa (2020 data)in intolerant wheat varieties. Current control measures rely on integrated management growing of tolerant wheat varieties and rotation to resistant crop species. One difficulty in practicing crop rotation is that root-lesion...

18 Mar 2017 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

A genetic diversity toolkit to maximise harvest index by controlling the duration of developmental phase: IWYP CSIRO logo
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A genetic diversity toolkit to maximise harvest index by controlling the duration of developmental phase: IWYP CSIRO

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Harvest index is a measure of the efficiency of plants in producing grain. It is defined as the ratio of grain yield to total aboveground biomass. Harvest index is therefore an important measure of grain yield in many crops including wheat. This investment will focus on understanding the interaction of...

26 May 2017 - 30 Jun 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Improving root growth in dispersive soils logo
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Improving root growth in dispersive soils

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The Australian grains belt has large areas of sodic soils, which in nature are dispersive and often associated with dense subsoils with high soil strength that can restrict root penetration and uptake of water and nutrient, with consequent limitations to productivity. While previous assessments of wheat question to impact of...

1 Jun 2018 - 31 Mar 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Post-doctoral Fellowship: Designing roots to enhance durum wheat yield aligned with GRDC Project UOQ1810-002RTX-Rooty logo
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Post-doctoral Fellowship: Designing roots to enhance durum wheat yield aligned with GRDC Project UOQ1810-002RTX-Rooty

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Root biomass accumulation is considered a key aspect of root development that could potentially increase soil resource capture, particularly if the mechanism is combined with genes modulating root growth angle. This investment explores the identification of Quantitative Trait Loci associated with root biomass and root angle and the potential of...

16 Mar 2019 - 1 Jun 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

Post-doctoral Fellowship: Alternative phenotyping for reproductive stage frost tolerance using metabolite markers and identification of frost tolerance QTL in wheat - aligned to CSP00202 logo
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Post-doctoral Fellowship: Alternative phenotyping for reproductive stage frost tolerance using metabolite markers and identification of frost tolerance QTL in wheat - aligned to CSP00202

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Frost and other cold events are major causes of yield loss in a number of Australian cropping systems. Management options are heavily reliant on the development of tolerant varieties however phenotyping wheat germplasm for chilling and frost tolerance under field conditions is notoriously difficult because of the unpredictability, variability and...

31 Mar 2019 - 30 Sep 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Post Doctoral Fellowship -Maximising crops and minimising weeds with smart phase farming logo
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Post Doctoral Fellowship -Maximising crops and minimising weeds with smart phase farming

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The overall objective of this Post-Doctoral Fellowship is to reduce the adverse impact of weeds on grain yield as well as their associated control costs through the use and appropriate management of annual pasture phases. On many Australian farms, profitability and durability would greatly benefit from phase farming, in which...

12 Nov 2018 - 20 Dec 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

University of Western Australia (UWA)

Virtual fencing for better crop integrated weed management logo
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Virtual fencing for better crop integrated weed management

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Livestock can be a key Integrated Weed Management (IWM) tool in cropping systems through grazing in the summer fallow, the pasture phase, in dual purpose crops, by spray grazing and potentially for in-crop weed management. Grazing weakens the plant and in some cases flowers and seeds can be actively consumed....

24 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative - Phase 6 logo
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Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative - Phase 6

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

The evolution of herbicide resistance in agricultural weeds is a major concern to the productivity of Australian cropping systems. This project supports developing better weed management strategies to mitigate and manage herbicide resistant weeds through advancement in the understanding of herbicide resistance in key Australian grain cropping weeds at the...

1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2025

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

University of Western Australia (UWA)