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

Results found: 11 - 20 of 39 search results

  • GRDC Code: DPI2307-003RTX
    NGN - Increasing sorghum area in North West NSW through understanding and adoption of early sown sorghum principles
    This investment aims to address the limited adoption of early sowing strategies in sorghum agronomy by providing growers with valuable information and tools to support on-farm decision-making in sub-regions of North West NSW and South West Qld. The…
    Project start date:
    05/07/2023
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOQ2306-015RSX
    GRS (Paula Demarco) GxExM control of canopy development in sorghum
    This GRDC investment supports PhD candidate Paula Demarco who is completing her PhD at the University of Queensland supported by a GRDC Research Scholarship (GRS). Paula's research aims to better understand physiological traits underlying…
    Project start date:
    15/06/2023
    Project end date:
    30/12/2025
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UOM2306-003RTX
    Modelling the incursion and spread of hitchhiker and windborne plant pests in Australia
    Recent incidents of Khapra beetle have highlighted the need for improved surveillance of hitchhiker pathways. The Centre for Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA) have developed a model APPDIS (Australian Priority Plant & Disease…
    Project start date:
    15/06/2023
    Project end date:
    26/10/2024
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Canary Seed, (Cereal)
    • Cereal Rye, (Cereal)
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    • Millet, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Triticale, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • 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)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    • Linseed/Linola, (Oilseed)
    • Safflower Seed, (Oilseed)
    • Soybean, (Oilseed)
    • Sunflower Seed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: HIA2305-002FAX
    Effective fall armyworm pheromone blends for improved monitoring and population estimation in Australia (AS2100)
    This investment is investigating the geographical variation of the sex pheromone in fall armyworm populations in Australia. This information will assist in optimising pheromone blends in lures for monitoring and mass trapping and application in…
    Project start date:
    02/06/2023
    Project end date:
    30/06/2025
    Crop type:
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UOQ2306-012RTX
    Better Sorghum through Gene Editing: larger grain with higher and more digestible protein (POC)
    Feed grains are utilised primarily as a source of energy, with most of the energy derived from the starch, and the grain protein characteristics usually of only secondary importance. The required protein in feed formulations usually is provided…
    Project start date:
    01/06/2023
    Project end date:
    31/01/2025
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: DAQ2304-007RTX
    IYM23: Sorghum and other millet crops for human food applications
    The United Nations approved 2023 as the International Year of Millets. The proposal was led by India which has the largest range of millets grown in the world and the largest number of processed millet food products compared to any country.GRDC is…
    Project start date:
    17/04/2023
    Project end date:
    15/11/2025
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Millet, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UOQ2303-005RTX
    Quantifying fertiliser phosphorus use efficiency in Vertosols across the Northern Region
    Understanding the fate of shallow or deep applied fertiliser P in Northern cropping systems is critical to inform grain growers on how much of their fertiliser P investment is actually "feeding the crop" and return on investment over time. …
    Project start date:
    31/03/2023
    Project end date:
    30/03/2027
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: DAQ2209-001RTX
    National resistance monitoring and management of stored grain pests
    Australian growers rely heavily on phosphine fumigation to disinfest stored grain and meet market expectations for high-quality grain with adherence to 'nil tolerance' for live insects. The key to the sustainable use of this cheapest and…
    Project start date:
    28/09/2022
    Project end date:
    31/08/2025
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Canary Seed, (Cereal)
    • Cereal Rye, (Cereal)
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    • Millet, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Triticale, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • 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)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    • Linseed/Linola, (Oilseed)
    • Safflower Seed, (Oilseed)
    • Soybean, (Oilseed)
    • Sunflower Seed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: FMC2203-001CRX
    AgVet R6#003 - Sorghum - Fall Armyworm & Helicoverpa - Chlorantraniliprole
    Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a highly invasive and destructive caterpillar native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas that has recently become established in Australia.In January 2020 it was detected in far north…
    Project start date:
    14/03/2022
    Project end date:
    01/12/2026
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UOM2202-002RSX
    GRS - (Narelle Nancarrow) Diversity, distribution and epidemiology of yellow dwarf viruses in Victoria
    Yellow dwarf viruses (YDVs) are damaging pathogens that cause significant yield and quality losses in cereals worldwide, with studies showing that grain yield is reduced by 1% for every 1% YDV infection. YDVs are transmitted from plant to plant by…
    Project start date:
    01/02/2022
    Project end date:
    27/11/2025
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Triticale, (Cereal)
    • Cereal Rye, (Cereal)
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    • Millet, (Cereal)
    Region:
    South
    status icon Active Project Status: Active