GRDC Investments
Investments
Welcome to our investments. We invest in Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) to create enduring profitability for Australian grain growers.
Here you will find active investments, and investments completed after 1 January 2020 from our RD&E portfolio. Some investments will display related communication and extension activities, and other associated outputs.
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Crop Type
Crop Type
- ☐ All Crops
- ☐ All Pulses
- ☐ Barley
- ☐ Canary Seed
- ☐ Canola/Rapeseed
- ☐ Cereal Rye
- ☐ Chickpeas
- ☐ Cow Peas
- ☐ Faba/Broad Beans
- ☐ Field Peas
- ☐ Lentils
- ☐ Linseed/Linola
- ☐ Lupins
- ☐ Maize
- ☐ Millet
- ☐ Mungbeans
- ☐ Navy/Kidney/French Beans
- ☐ Not Crop Specific
- ☐ Oats
- ☐ Peanuts
- ☐ Pigeon Peas
- ☐ Safflower Seed
- ☐ Sorghum
- ☐ Soybean
- ☐ Sunflower Seed
- ☐ Triticale
- ☐ Vetch
- ☐ Wheat
Results found: 1 - 10 of 925 search results
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GRDC Code: ANU2601-001RTX
MCR Fellowship: Establishing transient assays to rapidly assess resistance responses in canola and test engineered resistance receptors for …
This project aims to develop transient gene expression systems for assessing canola resistance responses. This project will provide high throughput methods to test the large number of resistance receptor variants generated by AI and classical…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2026
- Project end date:
- 31/01/2029
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOS2512-001RTX
ECR Fellowship: Global Adaption of Wheat
Understanding and predicting genotype by environment interactions for the benefit of the Australian grains industry. The contribution of static and temporal biotic and abiotic stresses to GxE will be examined while mapping genetic effects will…- Project start date:
- 01/12/2025
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2028
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: ANU2508-002BGX
PoC - Creating new-to-nature resistance genes for control of fungal diseases in barley and wheat
The Proof of Concept project proposes a novel synthetic biology approach to enhance fungal disease resistance in cereal crops like wheat and barley. It aims to engineer new immune receptor genes, nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeats (NLRs), by…- Project start date:
- 01/08/2025
- Project end date:
- 01/02/2027
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Barley, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOQ2508-001RTX
MCR Fellowship: Crop modelling approaches for optimising water-limited yield potential in grain crops
A simultaneous improvement in crop grain yield and yield stability will be highly valuable for the Australian grains industry. Genetic improvement via plant pre-breeding is a key approach. For Australia's water-limited environments, this will…- Project start date:
- 01/08/2025
- Project end date:
- 31/08/2028
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UMU2507-001RTX
ECR Fellowship - Enhancing biocontrol of pests in grain crops through generalist predator training and retention
This project aims to develop an innovative approach to improving biological pest control in canola. The research focuses on pre-conditioning and retaining generalist predators to enhance their effectiveness against major canola pests. Current…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2025
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2028
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOA2507-002RTX
UOA Soilborne Disease Initiative
The Soilborne Disease Initiative (SBDI) will see a coordinated approach to tackle a wide range of SBD pathogens. Diseases such as Crown Rot, Rhizoctonia and root lesion nematode frequently cause small yield losses across a large number of paddocks…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2025
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2030
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: DAW2507-001RTX
WA DPIRD Soilborne Disease Initiative
This project is tackling a major challenge faced by grain growers across Western Australia: soilborne diseases that damage crops from below the ground, reducing yields and profitability. Key diseases include sclerotinia, rhizoctonia root rot,…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2025
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2030
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: AUA2507-001SAX
Co-ordinator Soilborne Disease Initiative
Soilborne diseases cause serious problems for Australian grain growers, leading to more than $1.71 billion in crop losses each year-$1.23 billion from wheat alone. These diseases are difficult to manage with current tools like crop rotation,…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2025
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2030
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: COU2506-001SAX
GRDC Extension & Adoption Process Development Packages - Extension Evaluation Framework and Supporting Resources
This investment will co-design extension evaluation frameworks and supporting resources that improve how GRDC designs for adoption, with an emphasis on designing extension activities with intended grower practice change. This includes development,…- Project start date:
- 16/06/2025
- Project end date:
- 31/01/2026
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: CSP2506-007RTX
ECR Fellowship: Exploring new opportunities for Australian canola
Canola is the third-largest oilseed globally, with Australia ranking as the second-largest exporter. While canola oil drives market demand, nearly half of the crop's yield, its protein-rich by-product, is often discarded or used for low-value…- Project start date:
- 16/06/2025
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2028
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active