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: 421 - 430 of 823 search results
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GRDC Code: MSF2201-001SAX
NGN Optimising soil amelioration costs in typical Mallee soils
This investment will quantify the power requirements and fuel use for various soil amelioration techniques in typical Mallee soil types with replicated trials. A selection of the most common soil amelioration tines will be assessed for power…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2022
- Project end date:
- 09/12/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- South
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: FMO2201-001SAX
NGN: Increasing capacity and capability for mouse surveillance and management in the Western Australian grains industry
During the 2021 autumn and winter growing season, there has been an increase in reports of large populations of the feral house mouse (Mus muculus domesticus) causing damage to crops across the Western Australian (WA) grain-belt. House mice undergo…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2022
- Project end date:
- 31/01/2025
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: DJP2201-003RTX
International Field Pea Pan-Genome Initiative - Leveraging Global Resources and Tools for Field Pea Improvement
A reference genome assembly can serve as an anchor to seamlessly integrate different 'omic datasets generated over time and enhance our understanding and use of key traits in breeding. While a single reference genome is powerful, it captures…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2022
- Project end date:
- 28/02/2025
- Crop type:
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- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: DAQ2201-004RTX
National Mungbean Improvement Program 2022-2026
Mungbean is Australia's highest value grain crop, consistently worth over $1000 per tonne, it provides excellent financial returns and a wealth of systems benefits. A co-investment of the GRDC and the Queensland Government, the National Mungbean …- Project start date:
- 01/01/2022
- Project end date:
- 30/09/2026
- Crop type:
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- Mungbeans, (Legume)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOS2201-001RTX
Increasing wheat yield and yield stability through improved heat tolerance during grain filling
Heat stress is a significant constraint to wheat yield potential and the frequency of occurrence and intensity is projected to increase with climate change. Australian grain growers mitigate the impacts of heat stress by optimising sowing time when…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2022
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2026
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: DJP2201-004RTX
Improving the yield stability of lentil under elevated temperatures
Acute high temperature (HT, greater than 30°C) poses a significant constraint to lentil production in Australia, reducing yield, grain quality and production stability, particularly when occurring as acute heat waves during the reproductive…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2022
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2027
- Crop type:
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- Lentils, (Legume)
- Region:
- South
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: GAG2201-001OPX
Deployment of spray drift hazard alert and warning system for eastern Australia
GRDC in collaboration with CRDC and Goanna Ag, are establishing a network of 100 profiling automatic weather stations (PAWS) with a geographic coverage of central and southern Queensland and New South Wales.Once operational, in late 2022, growers…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2022
- Project end date:
- 31/01/2028
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: LIV2112-001SAX
NGN - Canola establishment in the low rainfall zones of the Western Region
At recent Grower Network forums and member meetings the issue of poor canola establishment was raised. In the 2021 season there was the opportunity to sow into moist soil and the rate of failure was around 20%, whereas when sown dry, some growers…- Project start date:
- 06/12/2021
- Project end date:
- 31/03/2024
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UOA2112-001RTX
Quantifying the diversity and abundance of pest and beneficial invertebrates associated with harvest weed-seed controlled systems in…
Harvest weed seed control (HWSC) systems in Australian grain crops play an important role in weed management tactics that prevent weed seeds from entering the seed bank. Chaff tramlining, and chaff lining are HWSC system that result in a…- Project start date:
- 01/12/2021
- Project end date:
- 30/04/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- South
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: BWD2112-001RTX
NGN - Management of Rosinweed and Star of Bethlehem in Victoria's Mallee and Wimmera
The project will investigate control options for management of rosinweed and star of Bethlehem in the Victorian Mallee and Wimmera regions through a series of pot and field studies. The project will also investigate seed dormancy levels in rosinweed.- Project start date:
- 01/12/2021
- Project end date:
- 01/05/2024
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Lentils, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- South
Project Status:
Completed