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: 81 - 90 of 823 search results
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GRDC Code: USQ2401-002RTX
Pollination attribution in grain crops particularly canola
The recent establishment in Australia of the Varroa mite, a key parasite of European honeybees globally, may have significant implications for the Australian grains industry and the yields of flowering crops that benefit from insect pollination, for …- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/09/2026
- Crop type:
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- Field Peas, (Legume)
- Lupins, (Legume)
- Mungbeans, (Legume)
- Soybean, (Oilseed)
- Sunflower Seed, (Oilseed)
- Canola/Rapeseed, (Oilseed)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOM2401-003RSX
GRS 2024 (Heber Dias de Oliveira) - Enhancing nitrogen acquisition in Australian wheat
Inorganic N fertilizers have been used to supplement soil N content, but, their use has let to eutrophication, air pollution, and repercussions for human health. There is an urgent need for innovative solutions to address the challenges arising from …- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/11/2026
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOM2401-005RSX
GRS 2024 (Joshua Boyte) - Circadian clock genes affecting NUE and GPC in wheat
The project aims to understand how the circadian clock influences grain quality of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). The circadian clock is an internal biological time-keeper that governs important crop traits such as growth, phenology and stress…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 31/01/2027
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOQ2401-011RSX
GRS 2024 (Madhav Pandit) - Harnessing novel haplotypes for barley leaf rust resistance: a genomic approach to sustainable crop protection
Leaf rust epidemics pose a significant threat to Australian barley production and there is a need to accelerate innovative control methods and minimise our reliance on conventional crop protection that typically comes with high economic and…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 31/03/2027
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UWA2401-009RSX
GRS 2024 (Bryan Hau) - Identification and characterisation of the molecular drivers of malting performance in Hordeum vulgare
Hordeum vulgare (barley) is the second most produced crop in Australia, which allows us to be responsible for 30-40% of the global malt trade. Currently, our malt export market is expanding to new countries and to account for this growth, farmers…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 30/04/2027
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: ANU2401-002RSX
GRS 2024 (Rebeccah Tyrrell) - Using RNA regulation to improve energy use efficiency and boost yield in wheat
By altering key biochemical pathways, this project aims to improve the input-use efficiency and hopefully increase the yield potential of wheat. This project aims to use newly developed high-throughput screens to improve our understanding of how…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 31/08/2027
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOA2401-012RSX
GRS 2024 - (Audrey Henry) A synergistic Indigenous knowledges approach to Responsible and Inclusive Innovation in crop science research…
'A synergistic Indigenous knowledges approach to Responsible and Inclusive Innovation in crop science research practice'The ultimate goal of this research is to promote Responsible Research and Inclusive Innovation by fostering sustainable…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 01/12/2027
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOA2401-006RTX
[OGQC] - Program 3: Modulating grain oil content of oats to improve suitability for milling and food/beverage ingredient development.
Oat is presently priced through feed market mechanisms, however, for the first time, international demand for human consumption has surpassed feed demand. Oat is a highly commoditised grain within a relatively small industry with little…- Project start date:
- 01/01/2024
- Project end date:
- 31/03/2029
- Crop type:
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- Oats, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: WOT2408-001AWX
Thriving Women 2024 Sponsorship
GRDC event sponsorship for the Thriving Women 2024 conference.- Project start date:
- 15/12/2023
- Project end date:
- 14/10/2024
- Crop type:
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- All Crops, (All Crops)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active
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GRDC Code: UOM2312-001RTX
Improving physiological understanding and crop yield of early sown wheat genotypes under constrained environments
Winter wheat varieties allow growers in southern Australia to start sowing earlier, which can help get more farm area sown on time and increases average farm yield. Winter wheat can also be grazed by livestock and harvested for grain without…- Project start date:
- 15/12/2023
- Project end date:
- 30/06/2027
- Crop type:
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- Wheat, (Cereal)
- Region:
- North, South, West
Project Status:
Active