GRDC Investments

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• GRDC Code: DPI2206-023RTX

  Managing sclerotinia in oilseed and pulse crops in Northern and Southern farming systems

  The growing of 'pulse break crops' of, chickpea, lentil, faba bean and lupin is an important crop rotational strategy adopted by Australian farming systems for the management of soil nutrition, weeds, pests and reducing the build-up of…

  Project start date:

  10/06/2022

  Project end date:

  30/06/2026

  Crop type:

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

  Region:

  North, South

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: SAG2205-003OPX

  Agronomy strategies for frost management in pulse crops

  GRDC has co-invested with SAGIT in this project to the University of Adelaide and SARDI that will provide management strategies for growers to successfully include a wider range of break crops in frost prone environments. The objective of this…

  Project start date:

  31/05/2022

  Project end date:

  31/08/2025

  Crop type:

  • Barley, (Cereal)
  • Chickpeas, (Legume)
  • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
  • Lentils, (Legume)
  • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)

  Region:

  South

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: ERS2204-001SAX

  NGN - Beans nutrition omissions trial

  There is potential to provide a profit gain through trace elements. Growers are seeking a 5-10% in yields through this research and are hopeful that this work could be transformational in this region for minimal input cost.

  Project start date:

  30/04/2022

  Project end date:

  31/10/2023

  Crop type:

  • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)

  Region:

  North, South

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: UOA2204-004RTX

  Bench marking faba bean yield genetic gain

  Global demand for quality plant protein is bound to increase, and the share of pulses in farm business is likely to grow further to become central to the profitability and sustainability of Australian farms. Faba bean has a long history compared to…

  Project start date:

  30/04/2022

  Project end date:

  30/05/2024

  Crop type:

  • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: MAN2204-001SAX

  NGN - Communication and extension of slug management in the Southern region

  Slugs are the sixth most damaging invertebrate pest for the Australian grains industry, costing growers an average of $8.7 million annually (Murray, et al., 2013). Slugs are particularly damaging to establishing canola, with experiments…

  Project start date:

  29/04/2022

  Project end date:

  31/03/2024

  Crop type:

  • Wheat, (Cereal)
  • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
  • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)

  Region:

  South

  Project Status: Completed
• 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

  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

  Project Status: Active
• GRDC Code: DJP2203-005RTX

  Optimisation and validation of rapid screening method to quantify anti-nutritional factors (vicine and convicince) for faba beans

  Faba bean contains a number of anti-nutritional factors (ANF) in the seed and these can limit their use, both in the range of products and the amount included in some products. The most abundant group of faba antinutritional compounds are the…

  Project start date:

  14/03/2022

  Project end date:

  30/09/2022

  Crop type:

  • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Completed
• 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

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: UOA2202-006RSX

  GRS - (James Manson) Physiology of yield determination in faba bean genotypes with differing phenological and morphological traits

  An understanding of plant physiology and the environmental factors that underpin yield formation is essential for innovation in crop management and breeding. While this understanding is highly developed in cereals, it is less advanced in pulses,…

  Project start date:

  14/02/2022

  Project end date:

  29/11/2024

  Crop type:

  • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Active