Investment

GRDC Code: CSP1903-004RTX

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

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 often catastrophic nature of frost events.This investment aims to establish metabolomics and lipidomics as phenotyping tools for cold acclimation and to use this technology for marker development and future development of chilling and frost-tolerant wheat.

Project start date:

31/03/2019

Project end date:

31/05/2022

Crop type:

Wheat, (Cereal)

Organisation

CSIRO

Region:

North, South, West

Project status

Completed

FROST MANAGEMENT

GRDC is committed to helping grain growers in frost-prone areas manage their farm businesses to minimise both the direct and indirect impacts on grain yield and on-farm profitability caused by frost.

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