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: 71 - 80 of 125 search results
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GRDC Code: CSP1904-007RTX
Program 4 - Towards Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola: Phenotyping for Adult Plant Resistance (APR - Quantitative Resistance) in…
Blackleg disease is a threat to canola production in Australia with an estimated 15% reduction in total grain yield annually. Control strategies include isolation of crops from disease sources, chemical control as well as varietal resistance. Major…- Project start date:
- 29/04/2019
- Project end date:
- 01/04/2024
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: CSP1903-004RTX
Post-doctoral Fellowship: Alternative phenotyping for reproductive stage frost tolerance using metabolite markers and identification of…
Frost and other cold events are major causes of yield loss in a number of Australian cropping systems. Management options are heavily reliant on the development of tolerant varieties however phenotyping wheat germplasm for chilling and frost…- Project start date:
- 31/03/2019
- Project end date:
- 31/05/2022
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UMU1903-004RTX
Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Minimising the impact of high temperature at flowering on spikelet fertility aligned to Project UMU00049
Damage from heat events is a common constraint limiting crop production in Australia. The flowering stage of crop growth is particularly sensitive to high temperatures that can significantly decrease fertility and seed-setting rate resulting in…- Project start date:
- 15/03/2019
- Project end date:
- 31/03/2022
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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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:
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- Sorghum, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Active
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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:
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- Sorghum, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: CSP1901-002RTX
Optimising Canola Production in Diverse Australian Growing Environments
Canola growers in Australia need to be able to select varieties that will perform optimally in their local growing conditions. The timing of flowering is an important factor in determining sowing time and avoiding frost, heat and terminal drought.…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2019
- Project end date:
- 30/09/2023
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UMU1810-001RTX
Preserving Australia's Rhizobial Collections to Benefit the Australian Grain Industry
The gene-bank collections of rhizobia strains in Australia have provided the cultures for development of commercial inoculant production and are a resource for the future improvement of the inoculants used for pulse and pasture legumes. Strains in…- Project start date:
- 11/10/2018
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Pulses, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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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:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Barley, (Cereal)
- Oats, (Cereal)
- Sorghum, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UMU1806-002RTX
Improved Genetic Gain through GRDC Participation in Barley Pan-genome Consortium
A pan genome describes all the genes and genetic variation within a species. A comprehensive understanding of this genetic variation in barley will enable researchers to more rapidly determine the genetic control of important traits such as heat…- Project start date:
- 30/06/2018
- Project end date:
- 30/09/2025
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOA1806-011RTX
Improving Australian malt barley flavour to address Chinese brewing requirements
This investment aims to identify key malt flavour characteristics of Australian and Canadian malt to determine why Canadian malt is preferred in China and other key export markets. The investment also will try to determine what are the genetic and…- Project start date:
- 29/06/2018
- Project end date:
- 30/10/2022
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed