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: 661 - 670 of 823 search results
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GRDC Code: UOT1901-001RTX
Adapted barley germplasm with waterlogging tolerance for the Southern and Western regions
High winter rainfall, combined with poor soil structure regularly causes severe waterlogging damage to crop growth, whereby winter waterlogging becomes the main limitation to grain production, particularly in the high rainfall zone of south eastern…- Project start date:
- 31/01/2019
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2023
- Crop type:
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- Barley, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DPI1901-002RTX
Increasing the effectiveness of nitrogen fixation in pulses through improved rhizobial strains in the GRDC Northern region
This investment aims to develop improved rhizobial strains and inoculation practices for chickpea, lentil and faba bean in acidic soils of the GRDC's Northern regions. The development of elite rhizobial strains is important in increasing pulse…- Project start date:
- 15/01/2019
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2023
- Crop type:
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- All Pulses, (Legume)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DAW1901-002RTX
Investigating phenology diversity in germplasm to optimise profitability from April sown oats
Current milling oat varieties have a restricted season length. While early to medium spring types are available (~8 days spread when sown in late May), no late spring or winter varieties are currently commercially grown. This investment aims to…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2019
- Project end date:
- 31/03/2021
- Crop type:
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- Oats, (Cereal)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DAW1901-005RTX
Expanding the sowing window for canola and lupins - what works in WA?
Canola and lupins are the two major break crops grown in Western Australia, comprising 1.5 million hectares. However, growers need more confidence in opportunities to capture March and early April seeding opportunities. This includes developing…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2019
- Project end date:
- 31/03/2021
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UOQ1901-004RTX
Next generation plant breeding: integrating genomic selection and high throughput phenotyping to enhance genetic gain in sorghum and…
A range of new technologies including genomic selection and high throughput (HTP) phenotyping systems have the potential to dramatically improve the rates of genetic gain in crop breeding programs. This requires the development of integrated data…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2019
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2021
- Crop type:
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- Sorghum, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: CSP1901-002RTX
Optimising Canola Production in Diverse Australian Growing Environments
Canola growers in Australia need to be able to select varieties that will perform optimally in their local growing conditions. The timing of flowering is an important factor in determining sowing time and avoiding frost, heat and terminal drought.…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2019
- Project end date:
- 30/09/2023
- Crop type:
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- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UMU1901-002RTX
Increasing the effectiveness of nitrogen fixation in pulses through improved rhizobial strains in the GRDC Western Region
The adaptation of high value pulse crops (chickpea, lentil and faba bean) is restricted by the suitability of current rhizobial strains to soil and climatic conditions. This project, in collaboration with similar projects in the GRDC's Northern…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2019
- Project end date:
- 30/11/2023
- Crop type:
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- All Pulses, (Legume)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DAW1901-006RTX
Increasing farming system profitability and longevity of benefits following soil amelioration
Research and consultant analysis indicates that amelioration of sandplain soils in the Western Region is highly profitable, resulting in consistent and persistent improvement in crop water use efficiency and productivity. Factors that limit adoption …- Project start date:
- 01/01/2019
- Project end date:
- 06/11/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: SFS1811-001OPX
GRANT: Building the resilience and profitability of cropping and grazing farmers in the high rainfall zone of Southern Australia
A National Landcare Program Smart Farming project led by Southern Farming Systems is aiming to build the resilience and profitability of cropping and grazing farms in the high rainfall zone of Southern Australia through addressing soil constraints.…- Project start date:
- 01/12/2018
- Project end date:
- 30/04/2022
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- South
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UWA1811-003RTX
Post Doctoral Fellowship -Maximising crops and minimising weeds with smart phase farming
The overall objective of this Post-Doctoral Fellowship is to reduce the adverse impact of weeds on grain yield as well as their associated control costs through the use and appropriate management of annual pasture phases. On many Australian farms,…- Project start date:
- 12/11/2018
- Project end date:
- 20/12/2021
- Crop type:
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- Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Completed