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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National Grower Network Pre-breeding

Investment list

Results found: 51 - 60 of 133 search results

  • GRDC Code: DAQ2209-001RTX
    National resistance monitoring and management of stored grain pests
    Australian growers rely heavily on phosphine fumigation to disinfest stored grain and meet market expectations for high-quality grain with adherence to 'nil tolerance' for live insects. The key to the sustainable use of this cheapest and…
    Project start date:
    28/09/2022
    Project end date:
    31/08/2025
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Canary Seed, (Cereal)
    • Cereal Rye, (Cereal)
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    • Millet, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Triticale, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Cow Peas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Mungbeans, (Legume)
    • Navy/Kidney/French Beans, (Legume)
    • Peanuts, (Legume)
    • Pigeon Peas, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    • Linseed/Linola, (Oilseed)
    • Safflower Seed, (Oilseed)
    • Soybean, (Oilseed)
    • Sunflower Seed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UOA2208-001RTX
    Increasing cereal yield potential through reduced floret abortion
    The number of grains produced by a cereal contributes significantly to yield. Grain number is determined largely by the number of fertile florets that form on an inflorescence. In wheat, florets develop in spikelets, which each produce 8-10 floret…
    Project start date:
    15/08/2022
    Project end date:
    28/02/2027
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: SCF2208-001SAX
    NGN - Investigating late winter and early spring cereal cropping opportunities for grain growers following autumn waterlogging -…
    This project will examine the viability and productivity of late winter and early spring seeding of cereal varieties in the Southern region of Western Australia. The trial will assess which varieties are most suitable to being seeded later in the…
    Project start date:
    01/08/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2023
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: DPI2207-004RTX
    Integrated management of Fusarium crown rot in the northern and southern regions
    Fusarium crown rot is a soil-borne disease that poses a major threat to winter cereals, particularly wheat. Despite causing yield losses of up to 80 per cent, its significance is often overlooked by growers in certain regions. The disease is…
    Project start date:
    01/07/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2025
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UOS2207-002RTX
    Australian Cereal Rust Control Program - Continued monitoring of cereal rust pathogens in Australia 2022-2027
    Rusts are a common fungal disease of plants, including many of Australia's cereal and horticultural crops. They are prevalent in most wheat growing areas around the world, threatening global wheat yields. Rusts are highly adaptable and evolve to …
    Project start date:
    01/07/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2027
    Crop type:
    • Cereal Rye, (Cereal)
    • Triticale, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: FAR2206-003RTX
    NGN Maximising the benefit of early sowing barley and wheat cultivars in low rainfall & high temperature environments.
    In western areas of NSW, a proportion of the growing seasons are set up for early sowing, however, the available range of winter barley and wheat types often experience significant heat and moisture stress in their critical growth period…
    Project start date:
    16/06/2022
    Project end date:
    29/11/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: CSP2206-012RTX
    National Phenology Initiative - Phase 2 -Next Gen Flowering Calculators
    This investment involves deploying the phenology modelling methods developed in The National Phenology Initiative for wheat and barley (UOM1806-001RTX) and those being developed in the Optimising Canola Profitability in Diverse Production…
    Project start date:
    10/06/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2026
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: FLR2206-001RTX
    NGN Comparison of nitrogen based demand and banking strategies to aid N decision making in SE NSW
    Difficulties in matching N supply to crop N demand and understanding the potential to utilise a 'Nitrogen banking' strategy to simplify decision making was raised as a priority issue and opportunity by the Medium Rainfall Zone members of the …
    Project start date:
    10/06/2022
    Project end date:
    31/08/2023
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: DAW2206-006RTX
    Epidemiology and management of Rhizoctonia in low and medium rainfall zones
    Rhizoctonia is a significant constraint to barley and wheat production in the low rainfall zone (LRZ) and medium rainfall zone (MRZ) of the Southern and Western regions, costing Australian growers $78M annually with potential costs of $165 million…
    Project start date:
    10/06/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2025
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: CSP2204-009RTX
    Frost and Heat Management Analytics
    This project aims to develop and commercialise analytics-based technologies to help growers manage the impacts of frost and heat in wheat, barley, canola, chickpeas, and lentils. It will develop and deliver solutions to map and monitor frost and…
    Project start date:
    01/06/2022
    Project end date:
    15/12/2026
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active