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: UMU2403-009RTX
    Achieving improved genetic gain for yield in chickpea, faba bean and lentil using genetic diversity
    The low profitability of some pulse production in Australia can be addressed by enhancing crop productivity, in addition to creating markets. Chickpea, lentil and faba bean production encounter challenges due to limited genetic diversity, resulting…
    Project start date:
    15/03/2024
    Project end date:
    19/03/2029
    Crop type:
    • Chickpeas, (Legume)
    • Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
    • Lentils, (Legume)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: ANU2401-003RSX
    GRS 2024 (Rose Zhang) - Improving chickpea drought tolerance through aquaporin engineering
    Global pulse productivity is threatened by current and projected climate change, and in chickpeas alone, terminal drought events are responsible for 40-50% of yield losses. Aquaporins (AQPs), a family of plant membrane proteins, are emerging as a…
    Project start date:
    12/03/2024
    Project end date:
    30/09/2027
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: FGI2403-001SAX
    NGN - Evaluating deep sowing of Oats in WA production systems
    There has been a trend for increasing summer rain and later autumn sowing breaks throughout the WA wheatbelt. Potential utilisation of soil moisture stored below conventional sowing depths, potentially give growers the opportunity to increase yield…
    Project start date:
    11/03/2024
    Project end date:
    15/05/2027
    Crop type:
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    Region:
    West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: GOA2404-001RTX
    NGN - Economic returns from managing sclerotinia in medium rainfall landscapes - an applied agronomy approach
    National Grower Network forums at Narromine, Temora and Howlong identified that growers are interested in better understanding the economics of sclerotinia control in canola in medium rainfall settings. Growers in medium rainfall zones of southern…
    Project start date:
    11/03/2024
    Project end date:
    29/06/2027
    Crop type:
    • Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
    Region:
    North
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: GGL2403-002FAX
    Grains Materiality Study
    GRDC to co-invest in the 2024 Grains materiality study commissioned for the Grain Sustainability Framework (GSF) by GrainGrowers. The study will be conducted in tandem with the Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework (AASF) 2024 materiality …
    Project start date:
    01/03/2024
    Project end date:
    30/06/2024
    Crop type:
    • Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Completed Project Status: Completed
  • GRDC Code: CSP2403-014RTX
    Cereal rust isolate categorisation proof-of-concept
    Cereal rust diseases are caused by pathogenic fungi that often evolve rapidly into new virulent strains that render the genetic resistance in crops ineffective. This project aims to identify virulence genes in rust fungi that allow them to overcome…
    Project start date:
    01/03/2024
    Project end date:
    30/03/2027
    Crop type:
    • Cereal Rye, (Cereal)
    • Triticale, (Cereal)
    • Wheat, (Cereal)
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    • Oats, (Cereal)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: LIV2403-004SAX
    NGN - Investigating impact sowing rate on barley grain quality and WUE in the Geraldton port zone.
    Growers in the Morawa district have been looking for options to diversify their cropping rotations to manage weeds, pests and diseases while maintaining profitability. Barely has been considered as one option however quality issues and achieving…
    Project start date:
    01/03/2024
    Project end date:
    31/03/2027
    Crop type:
    • Barley, (Cereal)
    Region:
    West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: BCC2402-001SAX
    NGN - Sprayer calibration and application efficacy workshops
    This project aims to provide western growers with a greater understanding in spray equipment calibration, application efficiency and efficacy. Although growers are aware of the importance of their spray equipment delivering correct chemical…
    Project start date:
    29/02/2024
    Project end date:
    30/06/2026
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: ULA2402-002RTX
    NGN - Gazanias incidence and impact on grain cropping in the Southern region.
    Gazanias are an increasingly difficult to control weed in grain production paddocks of the Mallee, Riverland and Wimmera regions of Victoria and South Australia. Gazanias were raised as an emerging difficult to control weed at the 2023 Loxton,…
    Project start date:
    29/02/2024
    Project end date:
    31/08/2026
    Crop type:
    • Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
    Region:
    South
    status icon Active Project Status: Active
  • GRDC Code: UWA2402-008RSX
    GRS 2024 (Amber Balfour-Cunningham) - Natural enemies of key invertebrate pests of WA grain crops: impacts and monitoring techniques
    This PhD project will investigate and model the factors that influence the spatial and temporal distribution of larval parasitoid wasps at both field and regional scales. The research will quantify the contribution of these natural enemies to…
    Project start date:
    28/02/2024
    Project end date:
    28/02/2027
    Crop type:
    • All Crops, (All Crops)
    Region:
    North, South, West
    status icon Active Project Status: Active