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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Investment list

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  • GRDC Code: UOQ2001-005RTX
    LMA Project C - An improved model of Late Maturity alpha-Amylase (LMA) field risk in Australian wheat.
    The susceptibility of new wheat varieties to the Late Maturity alpha-Amylase (LMA) defect is a key concern for breeding programs developing high-quality milling grade wheat in Australia. A capacity to characterise and quantify actual LMA risk at…
    Project start date:
    01/01/2020
    Project end date:
    30/06/2023
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: DJP2001-009RTX
    LMA Project B - A novel high-throughput, low-cost test to determine cause of starch damage in wheat grain
    Falling Number is a global industry standard to quantify detrimental pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), which can lead to significant effects on end-product quality. However, low Falling Number can also be caused by the genetic trait of Late Maturity…
    Project start date:
    01/01/2020
    Project end date:
    31/12/2022
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: ACO1912-001SAX
    Facilitated Discussion Groups: Managing Drought conditions and planning for post drought recovery in South Australia
    The prolonged severity and wide geographic spread of the 2018 drought in the GRDC Northern Region has had and continues to have, a massive financial, physical and mental impact on growers. Drought conditions have been experienced in parts of…
    Project start date:
    16/12/2019
    Project end date:
    15/06/2020
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: FLR1912-003RTX
    Soilborne Pathogens of Winter Cereals: Extension of Identification and Management Strategies
    As soilborne disease management is reliant on correct identification of the causal pathogen, it is important that growers and advisers are supplied with the knowledge to be able to achieve this. The purpose of this investment is to extend to growers …
    Project start date:
    01/12/2019
    Project end date:
    15/04/2023
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOA1910-006BLX
    New agronomy levers for crop management: a concept study
    This project recognises the importance of advancing new management levers (other than sowing date and N) for growers to manage complex stresses. Timing of water stress influences yield, whilst frost and heat stress can further compromise yield and…
    Project start date:
    31/10/2019
    Project end date:
    30/06/2020
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    South
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOQ1910-003RTX
    Synchrotron Postdoctoral Fellow no. 3: Soil - organic matter fractionation using intact soil cores
    Soil organic matter is an important contributor to soil health and crop production. This investment will develop Synchrotron methods to examine how changes in organic matter within the soil (for example, due to cropping frequency or incorporation of …
    Project start date:
    30/10/2019
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOQ1910-002RMX
    Synchrotron Postdoctoral Fellow no. 1: Soil - root interactions using intact field soil cores.
    Research on root morphology, distribution and function are complicated by the difficulties associated with taking root measurements without causing root damage or impacting the validity of experiments.This investment will develop methods based on…
    Project start date:
    15/10/2019
    Project end date:
    30/06/2025
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UOA1910-002RTX
    Manipulation of stomata to increase yield potential in wheat (IWYP collaboration)
    Maximising grain yield requires a careful balance between photosynthesis, water use efficiency (WUE) and maintaining optimal leaf temperature for photosynthesis. Stomata are a key determinant in these processes as they regulate the balance of CO2…
    Project start date:
    01/10/2019
    Project end date:
    31/03/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: UOM1906-002RTX
    Novel suppression and resistance management of invertebrate pests
    This investment aims to assist the Australian grains industry transition to more sustainable and predictive approaches for the management of pests, through innovative solutions that will decrease disease transmission, improve chemical stewardship…
    Project start date:
    20/06/2019
    Project end date:
    30/04/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: ICF1906-002RTX
    Facilitated action learning groups to support profitable irrigated farming systems in the northern and southern regions
    GRDC are putting growers at the center of a suite of irrigation investments. Irrigation Discussion Groups are able to focus on local challenges and opportunities whilst they benchmark and test the key learnings from the linked irrigation…
    Project start date:
    01/06/2019
    Project end date:
    30/06/2023
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Maize, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed