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: 41 - 50 of 761 search results
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GRDC Code: DPI2310-004RTX
Understanding the epidemiology of Ramularia in barley
Ramularia collo-cygni (Rcc) is a fungal pathogen that poses a significant threat to Australian barley as it causes Ramularia leaf spot (RLS). Accurate identification of RLS is essential for effective crop management. The investment aims to provide…- Project start date:
- 04/12/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/05/2026
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: DEE2312-001CAX
Physical collections arising from GRDC investments: Current status and future outlook.
Biological collections play an important part in species identification, biodiversity cataloguing, disease and pest surveillance, and national biosecurity. Biological specimens and collections refer to samples of plants, soils, weeds, insects,…- Project start date:
- 01/12/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOA2312-008RTX
Improving the understanding and the effectiveness of N fixation in pulses in Australia
Legume crops play a key role in Australian farming systems, providing on average 30kg N/ha extra for subsequent crops (ranging from 7 to 60 Kg N/ha). A review on rhizobia research by GRDC in Australia (Herridge 2021) estimated that about 80% of…- Project start date:
- 01/12/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/04/2028
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Oats, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- All Pulses, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: DEE2312-002RTX
Capitalising on pulse protein food and feed opportunities domestically and internationally
Australia produced on average 2.8 million tons of pulse crops between 2017-2022 most of which are exported as bulk commodities. There has been growing interest in the utilisation of plant-derived proteins (PDP's) as functional ingredients in…- Project start date:
- 01/12/2023
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2028
- Crop type:
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- All Pulses, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: SCF2311-002SAX
NGN- Snails surveillance project for the South Coast of Western Australia
The purpose of this investment is to:1) Upskill growers and advisers on the south coast of WA on the biology and ecology of pest snails to determine optimal baiting timing2) Value-add to the existing UOA2205-005RTX- More effective control of pest…- Project start date:
- 27/11/2023
- Project end date:
- 31/10/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: CSP2311-012RTX
WAARC: Innovative management approaches to maximise the use of legume crops in reducing the reliance on fertiliser N in WA cropping systems
Supplying sufficient and timely N to cereal crops is central to maintaining high yield and grain protein concentration of cereals. Historically, much of the required N has come from biological N fixation (BNF) from pulses and pasture legumes in…- Project start date:
- 20/11/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2027
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Vetch, (Legume)
- Chickpeas, (Legume)
- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UMU2311-005RTX
An initial analysis of the levels of plant available Silicon in the Western region.
There is evidence that suggests that Silicon can have a number of benefits for crops (wheat) including; improving tolerance to salinity and drought stresses, regulation of plant water relationships, gas exchange, photosynthesis, nutrient balance,…- Project start date:
- 18/11/2023
- Project end date:
- 31/08/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: TRA2309-001SAX
Traitomic - mutant population acquisition
BackgroundAccess to sources of genetic diversity for target traits is a core element of successful plant breeding programs. Sources of genetic diversity can be both natural and created. Natural diversity exists in the form of new genes and…- Project start date:
- 02/11/2023
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2033
- Crop type:
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- Oats, (Cereal)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UWA2311-006RTX
Novel approach to determining temperature effects on wheat protein composition and quality attributes
A hard finish due to drought and/or a hot finish to a wheat season alter post anthesis grain filling leading to lower seed set, smaller grain size and altered wheat seed content. This has immediate quality implications on screenings due to small…- Project start date:
- 01/11/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/10/2026
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: MTL2310-001SAX
Audit & GA4 Migration
This project supports GRDC's digital strategy to improve information relevance for all stakeholders.Comprised of three phases, this project will include:1. Tracking and Google Analytics audit2. Reporting and data visualisation 3. GA4 Training…- Project start date:
- 30/10/2023
- Project end date:
- 01/01/2025
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active