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: UOQ1906-010RTX
    Post-doctoral Fellowship - Understanding sorghum root growth and function in cold soils aligned to UOQ1808-001RTX
    This investment aims to improve grower and adviser knowledge of the effects of establishing winter grown sorghum including the impact of cold soils on root growth and function, water use patterns, water use efficiency, yield, profit and risk…
    Project start date:
    01/06/2019
    Project end date:
    31/05/2022
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOQ1903-008RTX
    Post-doctoral Fellowship - Enhancing Genomic Prediction for Sorghum to deal with genotype-by-environment interactions for yield
    This project will investigate the opportunity to develop more powerful genomic prediction methods that can better handle the effects of genotype-by-environment interactions using the sorghum crop growth model available within the APSIM platform.…
    Project start date:
    01/03/2019
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UOQ1901-004RTX
    Next generation plant breeding: integrating genomic selection and high throughput phenotyping to enhance genetic gain in sorghum and…
    A range of new technologies including genomic selection and high throughput (HTP) phenotyping systems have the potential to dramatically improve the rates of genetic gain in crop breeding programs. This requires the development of integrated data…
    Project start date:
    01/01/2019
    Project end date:
    31/12/2021
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOQ1808-001RTX
    Optimising sorghum yield through agronomic management
    The overall aim of this project is to develop the knowledge and tools to assist growers and advisers on early sowing decisions for sorghum. The project will investigate how do combinations of sorghum hybrids, crop management and the environment…
    Project start date:
    06/08/2018
    Project end date:
    30/06/2023
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: USQ1807-001RTX
    Post-doctoral Fellowship - An integrative approach towards sustainable management of sorghum stalk rot in the GRDC northern region
    This investment will generate new knowledge on the genetic and genotypic variability and structure of Macrophomina phaseolina in sorghum paddocks of Queensland and NSW. It will also develop a standardised protocol for assessing the incidence and…
    Project start date:
    01/07/2018
    Project end date:
    30/09/2022
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOA1806-013AWX
    Accelerating wheat genetic gain by establishing a high-throughput spike phenotyping platform
    The architecture of cereal heads (or ears) is an important trait to understand cereal responses to heat and frost, as well as understanding water limited yield potential. International researchers have developed X-ray CT scanning methods to allow…
    Project start date:
    30/06/2018
    Project end date:
    30/06/2023
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOQ1806-004RTX
    Better sorghum: larger grain with more protein
    Feed grains are utilised primarily as a source of energy, with most of the energy from starch, with the protein component usually considered of secondary importance. However, protein needs to be supplemented from crops such as soybean or lupin, and…
    Project start date:
    30/01/2018
    Project end date:
    28/02/2022
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UCS1607-003RTX
    UCS00025 - 2015.01.18-Expanding options for sorghum- Food and Distilling
    This investment will target the development of high value markets for Australian sorghum. Markets in the food and beverage industries will be targeted for characterisation and current Australian varieties (and competitor varieties) assessed for…
    Project start date:
    01/07/2016
    Project end date:
    15/03/2022
    Crop type:
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOQ1207-001RTX
    UQ00063 - Regional soil testing guidelines for the northern grains region
    The national database "Making Better Fertiliser Decisions for Crops" has identified large gaps in knowledge regarding soil nutrient-yield response relationships for many of the crops grown in the GRDC Northern region, and for most of the…
    Project start date:
    01/07/2012
    Project end date:
    10/01/2023
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Sorghum, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed