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.
Please let us know what you think as we welcome any feedback.
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: 41 - 50 of 343 search results
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GRDC Code: UOM2401-005RSX
GRS 2024 (Joshua Boyte) - Circadian clock genes affecting NUE and GPC in wheat
The project aims to understand how the circadian clock influences grain quality of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). The circadian clock is an internal biological time-keeper that governs important crop traits such as growth, phenology and stress…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 31/01/2027
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: LIV2401-002SAX
NGN: Demonstrating effective management of matricaria species in the low and medium rainfall zones of WA
This project aims to provide growers in the eastern and central wheatbelt of Western Australia with knowledge and resources for effective management of matricaria in their farming systems. Two species of matricaria (Oncosiphon suffruticosum and O.…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/04/2026
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOQ2401-011RSX
GRS 2024 (Madhav Pandit) - Harnessing novel haplotypes for barley leaf rust resistance: a genomic approach to sustainable crop protection
Leaf rust epidemics pose a significant threat to Australian barley production and there is a need to accelerate innovative control methods and minimise our reliance on conventional crop protection that typically comes with high economic and…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 31/03/2027
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: ANU2401-002RSX
GRS 2024 (Rebeccah Tyrrell) - Using RNA regulation to improve energy use efficiency and boost yield in wheat
By altering key biochemical pathways, this project aims to improve the input-use efficiency and hopefully increase the yield potential of wheat. This project aims to use newly developed high-throughput screens to improve our understanding of how…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 31/08/2027
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOA2401-009RSX
GRS 2024 (Olaide Akintayo) - Quality attributes and consumer acceptance of hydrolysed faba bean-based dairy alternatives
Australia is among the top five producers of faba bean in the world. However, more research is required in product development to diversify the current human food uses of the crop for maximised commercial values. The rise of the plant-based dairy…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 15/01/2026
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UWA2401-009RSX
GRS 2024 (Bryan Hau) - Identification and characterisation of the molecular drivers of malting performance in Hordeum vulgare
Hordeum vulgare (barley) is the second most produced crop in Australia, which allows us to be responsible for 30-40% of the global malt trade. Currently, our malt export market is expanding to new countries and to account for this growth, farmers…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/04/2027
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: WOT2408-001AWX
Thriving Women 2024 Sponsorship
GRDC event sponsorship for the Thriving Women 2024 conference.- Project start date:
- 15/12/2023
- Project end date:
- 14/10/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: VET2312-001CAX
Impact of Foot and Mouth disease on grains value chain
Foot and mouth disease is a viral disease that affects cloven-hoof animals, including cattle, sheep and goats. This disease is not currently present in Australia, but if it was introduced there would be severe implications for livestock producers…- Project start date:
- 13/12/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DEE2312-001CAX
Physical collections arising from GRDC investments: Current status and future outlook.
Biological collections play an important part in species identification, biodiversity cataloguing, disease and pest surveillance, and national biosecurity. Biological specimens and collections refer to samples of plants, soils, weeds, insects,…- Project start date:
- 01/12/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: SCF2311-002SAX
NGN- Snails surveillance project for the South Coast of Western Australia
The purpose of this investment is to:1) Upskill growers and advisers on the south coast of WA on the biology and ecology of pest snails to determine optimal baiting timing2) Value-add to the existing UOA2205-005RTX- More effective control of pest…- Project start date:
- 27/11/2023
- Project end date:
- 10/11/2025
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active