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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Crop Type
Crop Type
- ☐ All Crops
- ☐ All Pulses
- ☐ Barley
- ☐ Canary Seed
- ☐ Canola/Rapeseed
- ☐ Cereal Rye
- ☐ Chickpeas
- ☐ Cow Peas
- ☐ Faba/Broad Beans
- ☐ Field Peas
- ☐ Lentils
- ☐ Linseed/Linola
- ☐ Lupins
- ☐ Maize
- ☐ Millet
- ☐ Mungbeans
- ☐ Navy/Kidney/French Beans
- ☐ Not Crop Specific
- ☐ Oats
- ☐ Peanuts
- ☐ Pigeon Peas
- ☐ Safflower Seed
- ☐ Sorghum
- ☐ Soybean
- ☐ Sunflower Seed
- ☐ Triticale
- ☐ Vetch
- ☐ Wheat
Results found: 151 - 160 of 823 search results
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GRDC Code: HIA2307-001OPX
Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) - Phase 3
This is GRDC's contribution to the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative. This is an Initiative which is a partnership between the nation's plant Research and Development Corporations (RDCs), working collaboratively with Plant Health…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2026
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: UWA2307-001RTX
Effective virus management in grain crops (C3)
Insects lack the ability to synthesise sterols that are essential for their cellular structure and hormone synthesis. As such, insects require a dietary source of sterol and herbivorous pests, such as aphids, rely on sterols from plants. However,…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2023
- Project end date:
- 29/06/2027
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Lentils, (Legume)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: ANU2307-001RTX
Dissecting the molecular basis of disease and resistance to Septoria tritici blotch
Septoria tritici blotch (STB) is a devastating disease of wheat caused by the pathogenic fungus Zymoseptoria tritici. The disease is particularly prevalent in high rainfall zones and is capable of inflicting significant yield losses in the absence…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2027
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South
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GRDC Code: UOQ2307-001RTX
Assessment of dsRNA to control blackleg of canola
Canola in the 2nd most valuable grain crop in Australia producing 7.8 million tonnes in 2022. Blackleg is a devastating disease of canola, without control, canola cannot be produced in Australia. Blackleg is an ongoing concern as the populations…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2027
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: DAW2305-003RTX
Effective virus management in grain crops (C1)
Viruses are a pervasive and sometimes a hidden threat to grain and oilseed production across Australia. Numerous viruses affect grain production, varying in their modes of transmission, the crops they affect, and their management strategies. Often,…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/05/2028
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Lentils, (Legume)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: MGP2307-001RTX
Effective Control of Blackleg of Canola
Canola in the 2nd most valuable grain crop in Australia producing 7.8 million tonnes in 2022. Blackleg is a devastating disease of canola, without control, canola cannot be produced in Australia. Blackleg is an ongoing concern as the populations…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2028
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: ULA2307-001RTX
[NBC] Program 3 - Micro-phenotyping: Digital phenotyping for enhanced disease resistance outcomes
Foliar diseases have a significant impact on Australian barley production, with the most damaging pathogen being Net Blotch. Net blotch is caused by the necrotrophic fungus Pyrenophora teres, with two different forms recognised: Net Form of Net…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/09/2028
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: UOA2305-011RTX
UA/SARDI - National Grains Diagnostic and Surveillance Initiative (NGDSI) National surveillance system for Karnal bunt
Exotic pests and diseases are a threat to Australian agriculture as they can potentially damage crops, increase costs and inhibit exports. The potential annual cost to growers to control an incursion and impact on trade during an incursion is…- Project start date:
- 30/06/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2028
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: HIA2306-003OPX
Cross RDC Integration of extension into research phase 2
This project is a collaboration, managed by Horticulture Australia, between eight RDC's (GRDC, CRDC, HAI, Wine Australia, FRDC, Dairy Australia, AgriFutres, Live Ex) and the University of Melbourne and NSW DPI that aims to explore improved…- Project start date:
- 27/06/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2025
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
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GRDC Code: UWA2306-003RSX
GRS (Hera Nguyen) Resistance gene-directed genome mining of fungi for bio-herbicides with novel mode of actions
The worsening problem of widespread herbicide resistance has been caused by the lack of diversity and overuse of the limited number of available herbicide modes of action (MOA) - that is, the enzyme or biological activity the herbicide targets.…- Project start date:
- 24/06/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/05/2027
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West