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: 761 - 770 of 823 search results
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GRDC Code: PHA1607-001RTX
PHA00015 - Biosecurity preparedness for the grains industry - Preparation and review of emergency permits for biosecurity threats to the…
In the past, Australia's lack of shared land borders has provided a degree of natural protection from exotic pest and disease threats that may impact on the grains industry. Despite strict quarantine systems there will always be some risk of an…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2016
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2020
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UWA1607-004RTX
UWA00174 - A Long-term Study to Increase Water Use Efficiency, Grain Yield and the Profit of Growers in the Western Region in a No-Till…
This project is the latest extension to a long-term study that has the overall objective of determining the impact of high residue, crop rotation and minimal disturbance no-till systems on soil quality as well as crop water use efficiency, yield and …- Project start date:
- 01/07/2016
- Project end date:
- 30/09/2020
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DJP1607-007RMX
DAV00154 - Pulse Breeding Australia: Lentil Breeding
This investment in lentil breeding will deliver superior new varieties with increased reliability and profitability for lentil growers. The specific traits of high priority include: higher yielding mid and early maturing disease resistant red…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2016
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2020
- Crop type:
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- Lentils, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DJP1607-008RTX
DAV00153 - Pulse Breeding Australia: Field Pea Breeding
This investment in field pea breeding will deliver superior new varieties with increased reliability and profitability for field pea growers. The specific traits of high priority include: high yield potential across and within the major production…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2016
- Project end date:
- 31/12/2020
- Crop type:
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- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DAV1607-010BLX
9176093 - PulseBio Project 3: Stable grain yield in pulses through improved stress tolerance (P3)
Stress tolerance and disease resistance traits are routinely measured by pulse breeding programs, but data collection is limited by time constraints. High-throughput phenotyping technologies will allow much more accurate measurement of traits on a…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2016
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2021
- Crop type:
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- All Pulses, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DAV1607-006BLX
DAV00158 -DEPI BA-2- Quantifying the value of pulse grains
It is essential that Australian growers have access to pulse varieties that combine a suite of desirable traits including, increased grain yield, improved agronomic characteristics and optimal quality traits. These traits ensure the viability of the …- Project start date:
- 01/07/2016
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2021
- Crop type:
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- All Pulses, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: DAW1607-002RTX
DAW00257 - Locally Important Weeds
This project aims to undertake research to quantify the biology and ecology of eight locally important weed species, four in GRDC's Western Region and four in the Southern Region. The weed species will be selected following a consultation…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2016
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2021
- Crop type:
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- Not Crop Specific, (Not Crop Specific)
- Region:
- South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: MCM1607-001RTX
MCM00003 - Strategic oversight and coordination of grain protection chemicals
This project seeks to ensure that the Australian grains industry is able to effectively comply with and provide input into domestic and international registration requirements for grain storage protectants and fumigants. This is essential to allow…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2016
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2021
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UCS1607-003RTX
UCS00025 - 2015.01.18-Expanding options for sorghum- Food and Distilling
This investment will target the development of high value markets for Australian sorghum. Markets in the food and beverage industries will be targeted for characterisation and current Australian varieties (and competitor varieties) assessed for…- Project start date:
- 01/07/2016
- Project end date:
- 15/03/2022
- Crop type:
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- Sorghum, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North
Project Status:
Completed
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GRDC Code: UOA1606-009RTX
UA00163 - Pulse Breeding Australia: Faba Bean Breeding
Faba bean is one of Australia's major cool season food legumes with production extending over a wide eco-geographic range with the major production area in the southern region (Victoria, South Australia) and a smaller area in the northern region …- Project start date:
- 01/07/2016
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2025
- Crop type:
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- Faba/Broad Beans, (Legume)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active