GRDC Investments

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• GRDC Code: UMU2308-002CAX

  Potential for cold plasma treatment of seed in broadacre cropping

  Potential Benefits of Cold Plasma Treatment in Broadacre CroppingThis project aims to evaluate the potential benefits of cold plasma technology in broadacre crop production in Australia through a desk-top review consultancy.Cold plasma technology,…

  Project start date:

  21/08/2023

  Project end date:

  15/12/2023

  Crop type:

  • Wheat, (Cereal)
  • Barley, (Cereal)
  • All Pulses, (Legume)
  • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: ASA2301-001SAX

  Case Studies - Stripe rust epidemic 2022 grower stories of management and yield impact.

  A stripe rust epidemic hit wheat crops across eastern Australia during the winter cropping season of 2022, reducing yields in some paddocks by up to 50%.The wet seasonal conditions that led to the 2022 stripe rust epidemic are atypical, however…

  Project start date:

  11/01/2023

  Project end date:

  26/05/2023

  Crop type:

  • Wheat, (Cereal)

  Region:

  North, South

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: UCS2211-001RTX

  The value and further evaluation of the mechanisms of weed interference of early vigour wheat genotypes

  The identification and quantification of the plant allelochemicals, microbial transformation products and microbial transformants would provide critical data on the weed suppression observed from early vigour wheat lines in the field and over the…

  Project start date:

  02/11/2022

  Project end date:

  30/07/2023

  Crop type:

  • Wheat, (Cereal)

  Region:

  North, South, West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: SCF2208-001SAX

  NGN - Investigating late winter and early spring cereal cropping opportunities for grain growers following autumn waterlogging -…

  This project will examine the viability and productivity of late winter and early spring seeding of cereal varieties in the Southern region of Western Australia. The trial will assess which varieties are most suitable to being seeded later in the…

  Project start date:

  01/08/2022

  Project end date:

  30/06/2023

  Crop type:

  • Barley, (Cereal)
  • Wheat, (Cereal)

  Region:

  West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: FLR2206-001RTX

  NGN Comparison of nitrogen based demand and banking strategies to aid N decision making in SE NSW

  Difficulties in matching N supply to crop N demand and understanding the potential to utilise a 'Nitrogen banking' strategy to simplify decision making was raised as a priority issue and opportunity by the Medium Rainfall Zone members of the …

  Project start date:

  10/06/2022

  Project end date:

  31/08/2023

  Crop type:

  • Wheat, (Cereal)
  • Barley, (Cereal)
  • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)

  Region:

  North

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: UOA2205-003RTX

  Proof of concept assessment of wheat genetic modifications and their impact on yield potential

  As part of a joint GRDC and International Wheat Yield Partnership project, three genes either individually or combined were found to enhance the yield of genetically modified (GM) wheat in greenhouse and limited field trials (GRDC project…

  Project start date:

  01/05/2022

  Project end date:

  31/01/2024

  Crop type:

  • Wheat, (Cereal)

  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: LAK2204-002SAX

  NGN Fallow Management and the economic costs

  There is also grower interest in looking at different fallow systems as some growers use "fallow" in different contexts. This investment will incorporate the different versions of fallow treatments that Grower Network members have…

  Project start date:

  22/04/2022

  Project end date:

  30/04/2024

  Crop type:

  • Wheat, (Cereal)

  Region:

  West

  Project Status: Completed
• GRDC Code: TGC2204-001RTX

  NGN - Validation and extension of management strategies for wheat powdery mildew

  Wheat powdery mildew is a sporadic disease that can cause up to 25% yield loss in conducive conditions. In the Southern region, Wheat powdery mildew (WPM) has increased in prevalence, with reported incidence and severity particularly high in areas…

  Project start date:

  01/04/2022

  Project end date:

  30/06/2024

  Crop type:

  • Wheat, (Cereal)

  Region:

  South

  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