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.
Please let us know what you think as we welcome any feedback.
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: 271 - 280 of 823 search results
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GRDC Code: UOS2301-003RTX
ACRCP Phase 5: Optimising genetic control of wheat rusts through high value resistance gene combinations
The 3 rust diseases of wheat can cause untold damage. Savings due to control measures have been estimated at about $1.5 billion per year, about $1 billion of which comes from breeding for rust resistance, which has come courtesy of integrated…- Project start date:
- 01/02/2023
- Project end date:
- 15/12/2027
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: USQ2301-003RTX
Introgression of improved root lesion resistance from wild Cicer into elite chickpea germplasm
The root-lesion nematodes Pratylenchus thornei and P. neglectus are widely distributed throughout Australia's grain-growing regions. When present in certain cereal and pulse crops - including chickpea (Cicer arietinum) - they can reduce yield.…- Project start date:
- 30/01/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2025
- Crop type:
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- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOQ2301-004BGX
Data Partnerships Initiative: University of Queensland
Over the past 30 years, GRDC and its research partners have spent significant resources on research, development and extension (RD&E) investments that have generated valuable RD&E data. RD&E data is a strategic resource that holds…- Project start date:
- 16/01/2023
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2023
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: ASA2301-001SAX
Case Studies - Stripe rust epidemic 2022 grower stories of management and yield impact.
A stripe rust epidemic hit wheat crops across eastern Australia during the winter cropping season of 2022, reducing yields in some paddocks by up to 50%.The wet seasonal conditions that led to the 2022 stripe rust epidemic are atypical, however…- Project start date:
- 11/01/2023
- Project end date:
- 26/05/2023
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: COG2301-002CAX
Path to market assessment for RNA-based spray technology
This consultancy will provide a report describing the current landscape of new RNAi technologies. GRDC will use the information to understand the potential of RNA based spray products for the Australian grains industry.- Project start date:
- 09/01/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/03/2023
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UCS2301-002RTX
Synthesis of data to optimise yield potential of barley in Australian farming systems
This investment aims to review existing research data gathered for barley production to develop strategies for improving productivity and identifying knowledge gaps to be addressed in maintaining future yield gains. On average, 9-10 million tonnes…- Project start date:
- 03/01/2023
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2024
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: SCF2301-002SAX
NGN - Growing summer active legumes for winter nitrogen in the HFZ
This investment aims to give growers in the high rainfall zone increased knowledge on the benefits of growing summer active legumes for additional nitrogen in their rotations. Since January 2021, the price of urea has increased. This is currently a…- Project start date:
- 03/01/2023
- Project end date:
- 01/05/2025
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: AEG2301-004BGX
Infrastructure grants - 2023
This 2023 GRDC Infrastructure Grant aims to support the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre Limited in enhancing their research and development initiatives for the benefit of Australian grain growers. The grant will provide funding for the…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2023
- Project end date:
- 31/05/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: LAK2301-001SAX
NGN - Maximising the profitability of fallow
At recent NGN Forums in WA there was a wide-ranging discussion around fallow and the reasons to use fallow in rotations and activities that could be looked at in trials. The topics below were discussed: - Deciding on area to fallow prior to seeding…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2023
- Project end date:
- 28/03/2025
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOS2301-004RTX
ACRCP Phase 5: Optimising genetic control of wheat rusts through improved phenotyping
The 3 rust diseases of wheat can cause untold damage. Savings due to control have been estimated at about $1.5 billion pa, about $1 billion of which comes from genetic resistance courtesy of integrated national rust pathogen monitoring and RD&E. …- Project start date:
- 01/01/2023
- Project end date:
- 15/04/2026
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active