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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Crop Type
Crop Type
- ☐ All Crops
- ☐ All Pulses
- ☐ Barley
- ☐ Canary Seed
- ☐ Canola/Rapeseed
- ☐ Cereal Rye
- ☐ Chickpeas
- ☐ Cow Peas
- ☐ Faba/Broad Beans
- ☐ Field Peas
- ☐ Lentils
- ☐ Linseed/Linola
- ☑ Lupins
- ☐ Maize
- ☐ Millet
- ☐ Mungbeans
- ☐ Navy/Kidney/French Beans
- ☐ Not Crop Specific
- ☐ Oats
- ☐ Peanuts
- ☐ Pigeon Peas
- ☐ Safflower Seed
- ☐ Sorghum
- ☐ Soybean
- ☐ Sunflower Seed
- ☐ Triticale
- ☐ Vetch
- ☐ Wheat
Results found: 11 - 20 of 53 search results
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GRDC Code: USQ2401-002RTX
Pollination attribution in grain crops particularly canola
The recent establishment in Australia of the Varroa mite, a key parasite of European honeybees globally, may have significant implications for the Australian grains industry and the yields of flowering crops that benefit from insect pollination, for …- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/09/2026
- Crop type:
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- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Mungbeans, (Legume)
- Soybean, (Oilseed)
- Sunflower Seed, (Oilseed)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: CSP2311-012RTX
WAARC: Innovative management approaches to maximise the use of legume crops in reducing the reliance on fertiliser N in WA cropping systems
Supplying sufficient and timely N to cereal crops is central to maintaining high yield and grain protein concentration of cereals. Historically, much of the required N has come from biological N fixation (BNF) from pulses and pasture legumes in…- Project start date:
- 20/11/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2027
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Vetch, (Legume)
- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: TRA2309-001SAX
Traitomic - mutant population acquisition
BackgroundAccess to sources of genetic diversity for target traits is a core element of successful plant breeding programs. Sources of genetic diversity can be both natural and created. Natural diversity exists in the form of new genes and…- Project start date:
- 02/11/2023
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2033
- Crop type:
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- Oats, (Cereal)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: SKC2310-001SAX
NVT Harvest Reports 2023/2024 - Data Collation- regional
Every year GRDC produces 16 regional harvest reports as part of the National Variety Trials (NVT) program. The harvest reports provide the latest independent varietal information on yield, quality, and disease ratings, from the program as soon as…- Project start date:
- 24/10/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2025
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Oats, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Sorghum, (Cereal)
- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Lentils, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: CRT2309-001SAX
NVT Crop Sowing Guides 2024/2025 - design, print and distribute
This investment covers the design, print and distribution of three National Variety Trials (NVT) Crop Sowing Guides for Tasmania/Victoria, South Australia Queensland with Coretext.- Project start date:
- 15/09/2023
- Project end date:
- 15/12/2024
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Oats, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Sorghum, (Cereal)
- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Lentils, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: ALB2309-001SAX
NVT Winter Crop Sowing Guide - Queensland 2024/2025
Editorial content for the 2024/2025 NVT Winter Crop Sowing Guide - Queensland. The guide is to contain NVT data from NVT trials, including long-term yield data for wheat, barley and chickpeas. The guide will provide growers with the relevant…- Project start date:
- 15/09/2023
- Project end date:
- 01/05/2025
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Oats, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Sorghum, (Cereal)
- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Lentils, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: CSP2309-004RTX
Minimising damage of invertebrate pests in canola through a better understanding of the impact of beneficial insects
In Australia, canola is subject to attack by at least 30 species of invertebrate pests, although the composition of this pest complex can vary between regions. According to Murray and Brennan (2013), it is estimated that the average annual loss from …- Project start date:
- 01/09/2023
- Project end date:
- 01/09/2028
- Crop type:
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- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Lentils, (Legume)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UWA2307-004RTX
Expanding phenological diversity in narrow-leafed lupin using novel flowering time genes
Australian narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) is a broad-acre grain legume crop and important component of Western Australia's acid sandy soil cropping systems. Historically, lupin cultivars bred in Australia have focused on earlier…- Project start date:
- 01/08/2023
- Project end date:
- 26/08/2025
- Crop type:
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- Lupins, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: DAW2305-003RTX
Effective virus management in grain crops (C1)
Viruses are a pervasive and sometimes a hidden threat to grain and oilseed production across Australia. Numerous viruses affect grain production, varying in their modes of transmission, the crops they affect, and their management strategies. Often,…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/05/2028
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Lentils, (Legume)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UWA2307-001RTX
Effective virus management in grain crops (C3)
Insects lack the ability to synthesise sterols that are essential for their cellular structure and hormone synthesis. As such, insects require a dietary source of sterol and herbivorous pests, such as aphids, rely on sterols from plants. However,…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2023
- Project end date:
- 29/06/2027
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Lentils, (Legume)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active