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: 581 - 590 of 823 search results
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GRDC Code: DJP2001-009RTX
LMA Project B - A novel high-throughput, low-cost test to determine cause of starch damage in wheat grain
Falling Number is a global industry standard to quantify detrimental pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), which can lead to significant effects on end-product quality. However, low Falling Number can also be caused by the genetic trait of Late Maturity…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2020
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2022
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UOA2001-003RTX
Utilising novel genetic diversity to increase Barley yields nationally
This project aims to utilize an exotic barley population (HEB-25) to enhanced yield potential of future Australian barley varieties by identifying germplasm with improved biomass production under water-limiting environments, and higher grain number…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2020
- Project end date:
- 31/03/2023
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UOQ2001-005RTX
LMA Project C - An improved model of Late Maturity alpha-Amylase (LMA) field risk in Australian wheat.
The susceptibility of new wheat varieties to the Late Maturity alpha-Amylase (LMA) defect is a key concern for breeding programs developing high-quality milling grade wheat in Australia. A capacity to characterise and quantify actual LMA risk at…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2020
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2023
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: CES2001-001RTX
Insecticide resistance in the green peach aphid: national surveillance, preparedness and implications for virus management
Insecticide resistance in the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae, GPA) continues to threaten canola and pulse production. There are diminishing chemical options available, and the functional diversity, prevalence and severity of resistances…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2020
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Pulses, (Legume)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: ACO1912-001SAX
Facilitated Discussion Groups: Managing Drought conditions and planning for post drought recovery in South Australia
The prolonged severity and wide geographic spread of the 2018 drought in the GRDC Northern Region has had and continues to have, a massive financial, physical and mental impact on growers. Drought conditions have been experienced in parts of…- Project start date:
- 16/12/2019
- Project end date:
- 15/06/2020
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: ICN1912-002SAX
Facilitating adoption of integrated weed management strategies for Feathertop Rhodes grass in the Northern Region, Prg1. (northern NSW…
Despite significant investment in research, FTR continues to be problematic in Qld and NNSW. The very small time-window whereby management tactics must be implemented is a significant contributing factor. A diverse range of tactics is required to…- Project start date:
- 01/12/2019
- Project end date:
- 30/12/2022
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: FLR1912-003RTX
Soilborne Pathogens of Winter Cereals: Extension of Identification and Management Strategies
As soilborne disease management is reliant on correct identification of the causal pathogen, it is important that growers and advisers are supplied with the knowledge to be able to achieve this. The purpose of this investment is to extend to growers …- Project start date:
- 01/12/2019
- Project end date:
- 15/04/2023
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Barley, (Cereal)
- Oats, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DPI1912-034RTX
Facilitating adoption of integrated weed management strategies for feathertop Rhodes grass in the Northern Region, Prg 2. (southern NSW)
Feathertop Rhodes grass is a highly aggressive weed that is continuing to increase in incidence and severity in northern farming systems. The recent confirmation of resistance to glyphosate also highlights the need to manage the weed with an…- Project start date:
- 01/12/2019
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2023
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UOA1911-005BLX
Delivering value from soil moisture probes on Eyre Peninsula
Soil characterisation of 10 sites on Eyre Peninsula was achieved. Soil collection and characterisation of soil bulk density (BD), Drained Upper Limit (DUL) and Crop Lower Limit (CLL), particle size and comprehensive chemical analysis, by horizon of…- Project start date:
- 25/11/2019
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2020
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- South
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: CSP1911-005RMX
Area Wide Management for cropping systems weeds, investigating the weed management, social and economic opportunity
The traditional approach to tackling weeds has been to focus on paddock or farm scale management. Instead this project aims to take an area-wide approach to weed management. The theory being that if the number of weeds over the entire landscape can…- Project start date:
- 01/11/2019
- Project end date:
- 15/06/2023
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South
Project Status:
Completed