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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Results found: 31 - 40 of 125 search results
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GRDC Code: CSP2204-007RTX
Durable resistance to Oat crown rust
Crown rust or leaf rust, caused by Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae, is a significant oat foliar disease. Breeding for durable rust resistant oat cultivars is challenging due to rapid changes in the pathogen population. Through leveraging domestic…- Project start date:
- 01/05/2022
- Project end date:
- 01/05/2025
- Crop type:
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- Oats, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: DJP2203-005RTX
Optimisation and validation of rapid screening method to quantify anti-nutritional factors (vicine and convicince) for faba beans
Faba bean contains a number of anti-nutritional factors (ANF) in the seed and these can limit their use, both in the range of products and the amount included in some products. The most abundant group of faba antinutritional compounds are the…- Project start date:
- 14/03/2022
- Project end date:
- 30/09/2022
- Crop type:
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- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UOS2203-004RTX
Capturing global diversity and international genetic gains of wheat and barley: CAIGE 2022-2026
The CAIGE program coordinates the importation, quarantine, multiplication, distribution and evaluation of bread wheat, durum wheat and barley lines from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and International Center for…- Project start date:
- 01/03/2022
- Project end date:
- 28/02/2027
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Barley, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOS2201-001RTX
Increasing wheat yield and yield stability through improved heat tolerance during grain filling
Heat stress is a significant constraint to wheat yield potential and the frequency of occurrence and intensity is projected to increase with climate change. Australian grain growers mitigate the impacts of heat stress by optimising sowing time when…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2022
- Project end date:
- 28/02/2027
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOS2112-002RTX
Proof-of-concept validation of chickpea heat tolerance within ARC LSA Hub germplasm
GRDC's investments in ARC Research Hub Legumes for Sustainable Agriculture (LSA) has identified several heat tolerant chickpea pre-breeding material and genetic effects linked to the trait. This investment will validate a genetic population…- Project start date:
- 01/12/2021
- Project end date:
- 15/01/2025
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- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: CSP2104-004RTX
Introducing a new major effect gene for crown rot resistance into Australian wheat
Fusarium crown rot of wheat is estimated to cost the Australian grains industry $404 million per year in lost yield. There are currently limited control options for crown rot, with cultural controls the most effective. Although there are some…- Project start date:
- 01/10/2021
- Project end date:
- 28/02/2025
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DJP2109-002RTX
Improving yield potential of lentils on acid soils in Australia
Lentil production in Australia is mostly focussed on highly productive regions in the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia and the Wimmera region of Victoria, where upwards of 600,000 tonnes are produced annually. One of the main reasons for…- Project start date:
- 01/09/2021
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2026
- Crop type:
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- Lentils, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOQ2109-004RMX
Reducing lodging risk in sorghum to increase grower confidence and profitability
Sorghum production in Australia averages 2,000,000 tonnes annually with a value of between $400M to $500M. It is the largest summer crop in Australia and our fourth largest crop overall, by tonnage and value. One of the most significant constraints…- Project start date:
- 01/09/2021
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2027
- Crop type:
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- Sorghum, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: AGT2108-001RTX
Accelerated integration of physiology-based wheat traits within a commercial breeding programme
Substantial international effort and investment has been directed to fundamental research on plant physiological and biochemical processes in wheat, with the view that their optimisation would lead to transformational yield improvements. However,…- Project start date:
- 30/08/2021
- Project end date:
- 30/01/2025
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UCS2105-002RSX
GRS - (Timothy Green) 100-day Wheats for Adapting to a Changing Climate
A changing Australian climate is resulting in less autumn rainfall, shifting frost patterns, and higher average temperatures. It has been proposed that a novel winter sown ‘100-day’ wheat ideotype which combines increased early vigour under low…- Project start date:
- 31/05/2021
- Project end date:
- 25/03/2025
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active