GRDC Investments

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• GRDC Code: UOA1803-009RTX

  Optimising plant establishment, density and spacings to maximise crop yield and profit in the southern and western regions

  Rapid and even crop establishment is a foundation for vigorous crops that are competitive against weeds. In recent years there has been growing interest in Australia and overseas in adapting precision seeding technology that is widely used in summer …

  Project start date:

  30/03/2018

  Project end date:

  30/06/2022

  Crop type:

  • Chickpeas, (Legume)
  • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
  • Lentils, (Legume)
  • Field Peas, (Legume)
  • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)

  Region:

  South, West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: BWD1709-002SAX

  Building capacity, skills and knowledge for the pulse industry in the Southern Region: Supporting expansion of high value pulses into new…

  Building capacity, skills and knowledge for the pulse industry in the Southern Region: Supporting expansion of high value pulses into new areas and ensuring sustained profitability of all key pulse crops in existing areas.To realise the potential…

  Project start date:

  14/09/2017

  Project end date:

  31/03/2021

  Crop type:

  • Chickpeas, (Legume)
  • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
  • Field Peas, (Legume)
  • Lentils, (Legume)
  • Lupins, (Legume)
  • Vetch, (Legume)

  Region:

  South

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: DAV1706-003RMX

  DAV00150 - Understanding the implications of new traits on adaptation, crop physiology and management of pulses in the southern region

  Pulses are an important part of many productive, profitable and sustainable farming systems in southern Australia. This investment will provide targeted agronomic research on breeding lines and new pulse varieties which will be synthesised into…

  Project start date:

  30/06/2017

  Project end date:

  30/05/2021

  Crop type:

  • Chickpeas, (Legume)
  • Lentils, (Legume)
  • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
  • Vetch, (Legume)
  • Lupins, (Legume)
  • Field Peas, (Legume)

  Region:

  South

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: DPI1607-001RTX

  DAN00212 - Pulse Breeding Australia (Chickpea)

  Pulse Breeding Australias (PBA) Chickpea national breeding program has made significant strides in improving chickpea since its inception in 2006. However, further investment is required to ensure the progress of other pipeline breeding material and …

  Project start date:

  01/07/2016

  Project end date:

  30/06/2020

  Crop type:

  • Chickpeas, (Legume)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: CUR1406-001RTX

  CUR00024 - Genetics of wild germplasm, gene-pool expansion and integrated ASSD approach to enhance adaptive potential in chickpea

  Cultivated chickpea (Cicer arietinum) has a narrow genetic base which constrains the ability to find valuable genetic diversity that could be used in developing improved varieties for Australian growers. This project aimed to broaden genetic…

  Project start date:

  30/06/2014

  Project end date:

  30/06/2021

  Crop type:

  • Chickpeas, (Legume)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: USQ1406-002RTX

  USQ00017 - Assessing collections of wild chickpea relatives for resistance to root-lesion nematodes

  Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is an important pulse crop grown in Australia and internationally where it is an important source of protein in many countries. It is the major grain legume in the northern region of Australia and brings many benefits as a …

  Project start date:

  30/06/2014

  Project end date:

  31/12/2021

  Crop type:

  • Chickpeas, (Legume)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: UMU1406-001RTX

  UMU00044 - Identifying low pH tolerance and effective rhizobia for wild Cicer to improve adaptation to acid sandy soils

  Soil acidity restricts plant growth mainly due to the toxicity effects of Aluminium (Al) and Manganese (Mn). Deficiencies of Molybdenum (Mo), Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Calcium (Ca) and Magnesium (Mg) can also occur in acid soils. In Western…

  Project start date:

  30/06/2014

  Project end date:

  31/01/2022

  Crop type:

  • Chickpeas, (Legume)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: CSP1403-012RTX

  CSP00185 - Collection, phenotyping and exploitation of wild Cicer genetic resources for chickpea improvement

  Chickpea production has expanded dramatically over the last 14 years to become Australia's most valuable pulse export. However, the Mediterranean production environments of southern and western Australia pose specific adaptive challenges such as …

  Project start date:

  31/03/2014

  Project end date:

  30/06/2021

  Crop type:

  • Chickpeas, (Legume)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: CUR1403-002BLX

  CUR00023 - CCDM - Centre for Crop and Disease management

  The CCDM is a strategic partnership between GRDC and Curtin University that was established as a national centre to address this increasing fungal pathogen impact. CCDM focuses upon capacity building, research activity and industry development to…

  Project start date:

  31/03/2014

  Project end date:

  30/06/2027

  Crop type:

  • Barley, (Cereal)
  • Wheat, (Cereal)
  • Chickpeas, (Legume)
  • Lentils, (Legume)
  • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: ICA1401-001RTX

  ICA00011 - Pre-emptive chickpea pre-breeding for biotic stresses and germplasm enhancement

  Chickpea suffers from a range of biotic and abiotic stresses that can cause significant production losses. The losses caused by many of these stresses can be avoided through the breeding of resistant or tolerant varieties, but appropriate genes are…

  Project start date:

  01/01/2014

  Project end date:

  30/06/2020

  Crop type:

  • Chickpeas, (Legume)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Completed