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

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  • GRDC Code: DAW2205-004RTX
    Accelerating the development of chickpea with enhanced acid soil tolerance
    This project involving a collaboration between Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Murdoch University and Agriculture Victoria aims to initiate and lay the foundation of research and breeding for acid …
    Project start date:
    16/05/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2023
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: DAW2205-005RTX
    Improved field phenotyping, validation and development of chilling tolerance in chickpea
    This project involving a collaboration between Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and CSIRO aims to initiate and lay the foundation of research and breeding for chilling tolerance in chickpea. Under…
    Project start date:
    16/05/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2023
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: EAS2205-007SAX
    Crop Safety Field Studies - Imidazolinone Herbicide Tolerant (IT) Chickpea
    Novel chickpea genotypes with an induced target site mutation have been developed that provide a high level of tolerance to some imidazolinone herbicides. Providing improved post-emergent weed control in all chickpea growing areas. This investment…
    Project start date:
    01/05/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2023
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: EAS2205-008SAX
    Residue Field Studies - Imidazolinone Herbicide Tolerant (IT) Chickpea
    Novel chickpea genotypes with an induced target site mutation have been developed that provide a high level of tolerance to some imidazolinone herbicides. Providing improved post-emergent weed control in all chickpea growing areas. This investment…
    Project start date:
    01/05/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2023
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOS2205-006RTX
    Precision ag analytics for frost and heat management
    This project uses a data-driven modelling approach to identify frost/heat events and their impact on yield loss in wheat, barley, canola, chickpeas, and lentils across Australia's grain cropping areas. It utilises big data and takes on a…
    Project start date:
    01/05/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2025
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: GAL2204-001SAX
    Market analysis to identify current and future opportunities for pulses
    The purpose of this project is to build a sophisticated, forward looking understanding of grain markets so that Australian grains industry can identify and take advantage of the best current and future opportunities. This project will focus only on…
    Project start date:
    13/04/2022
    Project end date:
    20/12/2022
    Crop type:
    • 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)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: DAW2204-003RTX
    Western Australian Farming Systems
    Farming systems in the medium and low rainfall zones of Western Australia have evolved over the last 20 years, with both increases in area cropped and yields being achieved. This has been due to growers adapting to strategic risks by implementing…
    Project start date:
    04/04/2022
    Project end date:
    09/07/2027
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UOQ2201-007RSX
    GRS - (Christopher Mann) Systemic RNA biopesticides for controlling fungal pathogens in grain crops
    Protecting major Australian grain crops against fungal disease requires the development of safe and sustainable pesticides suited to modern practices and markets. This project will develop non-toxic RNA-based biopesticides for the control of major…
    Project start date:
    01/04/2022
    Project end date:
    31/12/2025
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: AIP2203-001SAX
    NGN Tactics to minimise frost damage on the Eyre Peninsula
    In 2022 and 2023, this investment will establish a frost management site to demonstrate tactics for growers and advisers to better manage frost in the central Eyre Peninsula. At additional sites (over both years), monitoring of canopy temperature…
    Project start date:
    04/03/2022
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Vetch, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOS2112-002RTX
    Proof-of-concept validation of chickpea heat tolerance within ARC LSA Hub germplasm
    GRDC's investments in ARC Research Hub Legumes for Sustainable Agriculture (LSA) has identified several heat tolerant chickpea pre-breeding material and genetic effects linked to the trait. This investment will validate a genetic population…
    Project start date:
    01/12/2021
    Project end date:
    15/01/2025
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active