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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Investment list

Results found: 81 - 90 of 120 search results

  • GRDC Code: MSF2007-001SAX
    Applying current knowledge to inform grower decision making to mitigate the impact of frost, now and in the future - southern region
    The purpose of this investment is to extend and apply the outcomes of previous R&D investments relating to frost to build knowledge that will inform grower and advisor decisions relating to pre-season planning, in-season management and…
    Project start date:
    01/07/2020
    Project end date:
    18/03/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: FAR2004-002RTX
    Hyper Yielding Crops
    GRDC's Hyper Yielding Crops investment will build on previous work completed at the Tasmanian Hyper Yielding Cereals project and the South Australian Crop Technology Centre to identify, develop and support growers and their advisers to implement …
    Project start date:
    01/04/2020
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UWA2003-005RSX
    GRS - (William Thomas) Identifying novel sources of disease resistance genes in wild Brassicaceae for canola crop improvement
    This GRDC investment supports PhD candidate William Thomas who is completing his PhD at the University of Western Australia supported by a GRDC Research Scholarship (GRS). William's research focuses on using genetics and genomics to identify…
    Project start date:
    16/03/2020
    Project end date:
    15/03/2024
    Crop type:
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOQ2003-011RTX
    INVITA - A technology and analytics platform for improving variety selection
    The INVITA AU project, leveraged off a similar existing initiative in Europe, will develop a platform for improving variety selection by accessing and developing enabling technologies and analytics solutions that will be deployed within National…
    Project start date:
    04/03/2020
    Project end date:
    31/12/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: CUR2002-001RTX
    Using Machine Learning To Develop New Methods For Genetic Gain In Crops Challenged By Fungal Diseases
    This project will apply a machine learning approach to genetic and high throughput phenotyping data to draw out genetic markers associated with resistance to fungal infections in wheat, canola, lentil, and chickpea crops.
    Project start date:
    17/02/2020
    Project end date:
    30/06/2022
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UWA2002-002RTX
    Using machine learning to increase genetic gain in canola blackleg resistance breeding
    This project will extend current research into deep learning and the genomics of disease resistance and apply findings to improve the blackleg resistance of Australian canola cultivars. Neural networks are a series of algorithms that mimic the…
    Project start date:
    17/02/2020
    Project end date:
    16/02/2022
    Crop type:
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOQ2002-008RTX
    Machine learning applied to high-throughput feature extraction from imagery to map spatial variability
    This project uses Machine Learning to develop high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) of crop canopy features. Plant images from the many project partners train machine learning models for this. The model training is done using the Weiner supercomputer at …
    Project start date:
    17/02/2020
    Project end date:
    30/06/2022
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: CES2001-001RTX
    Insecticide resistance in the green peach aphid: national surveillance, preparedness and implications for virus management
    Insecticide resistance in the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae, GPA) continues to threaten canola and pulse production. There are diminishing chemical options available, and the functional diversity, prevalence and severity of resistances…
    Project start date:
    01/01/2020
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • All Pulses, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOA1910-006BLX
    New agronomy levers for crop management: a concept study
    This project recognises the importance of advancing new management levers (other than sowing date and N) for growers to manage complex stresses. Timing of water stress influences yield, whilst frost and heat stress can further compromise yield and…
    Project start date:
    31/10/2019
    Project end date:
    30/06/2020
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOQ1910-003RTX
    Synchrotron Postdoctoral Fellow no. 3: Soil - organic matter fractionation using intact soil cores
    Soil organic matter is an important contributor to soil health and crop production. This investment will develop Synchrotron methods to examine how changes in organic matter within the soil (for example, due to cropping frequency or incorporation of …
    Project start date:
    30/10/2019
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed