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: 41 - 50 of 202 search results

  • 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: UOQ2306-011RTX
    Effective virus management in grain crops (C2)
    Combating grain yield reduction due to yellow virus infection is a significant challenge to the Australian grains industry. To address this issue, this project will research, novel virus and vector control methods for Australian Grain industries.…
    Project start date:
    01/06/2023
    Project end date:
    30/06/2027
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Field Peas, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    • Lupins, (Legume)
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UOA2305-009RTX
    Analysing intrinsic heat response pathways to optimise thermal tolerance of wheat
    Biological processes that control a plant's response to temperature have been investigated in model species, and we aim to use knowledge gained from this work to analyse thermal responsive pathways in wheat. Three of the identified thermally…
    Project start date:
    15/05/2023
    Project end date:
    31/03/2027
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: CUR2305-004SAX
    NGN - Management strategies for wheat powdery mildew in southern NSW - Resistance Testing
    This investment will test for resistance mutations to Group 3 (DMI) and Group 11 (QoI) fungicides in wheat powdery mildew in the Northern region, which has seen resistance shifts in recent years. In partnership with separate procurements, mutations…
    Project start date:
    01/05/2023
    Project end date:
    31/12/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: ANU2304-001RTX
    Improving wheat yield through increases in heat tolerance of leaf carbon exchange
    In partnership with Australian cereal breeding company, Intergrain, and four Australian research organisations, this collaborative project aims to identify wheat germplasm with novel heat tolerance by identifying and targeting the heat sensitivity…
    Project start date:
    01/05/2023
    Project end date:
    31/03/2027
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: DPI2305-008RTX
    Advancing genetic solutions for crop protection in Australian wheat: identifying novel resistance genes to Septoria tritici blotch
    Wheat production is threatened by various diseases including Septoria tritici blotch (STB), a foliar disease of wheat caused by the fungus Zymoseptoria tritici. To help, GRDC and the NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) are partnering in a …
    Project start date:
    01/05/2023
    Project end date:
    30/06/2028
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: DPI2304-007RTX
    Advancing genetic solutions for crop protection in Australian wheat: identifying optimal combinations of APR resistance genes to Septoria…
    Wheat production is threatened by various diseases including Septoria tritici blotch (STB), a foliar disease of wheat caused by the fungus Zymoseptoria tritici. GRDC, the NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) and the Australian National…
    Project start date:
    01/05/2023
    Project end date:
    30/06/2028
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: CSP2304-010RTX
    ACRCP Phase 5: Optimising genetic control of wheat rusts through identification of gene editing targets for broad spectrum wheat rust…
    Plant diseases are a significant production constraint to all agricultural crops, including wheat where rust diseases remain a major threat. Rust disease resistance in wheat regularly breaks down due to the evolution of new virulent wheat rust…
    Project start date:
    03/04/2023
    Project end date:
    31/05/2026
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: DJP2303-005RTX
    Validation of grain quality assessment and portable technologies
    Post farm-gate grain quality is determined by grain traders. Grains are primarily graded on protein and moisture content, but also by a combination of factors including variety, growing region, test weight, grain size (screenings), and defective…
    Project start date:
    01/04/2023
    Project end date:
    30/11/2024
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: FAR2304-002RTX
    Predicting wheat production and development in high yield potential environments
    What do the nitrogen bank, grain and graze crops, and understanding yield gaps have in common? Answer: the crop simulation model APSIM. APSIM has tested all of these ideas in low and medium yield environments. This project aims to improve APSIM for…
    Project start date:
    01/04/2023
    Project end date:
    30/06/2026
    Crop type:
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active