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Genetic discovery to improve breeding for disease resistance in…
12.01.2022Researchers have discovered a genetic element in a common wheat pathogen with potential to help streamline breeding for disease-resistant wheat varieties that are better suited to Australian conditions.
Region: National
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Summer crop production opportunities after waterlogging explored
05.01.2022A new GRDC investment aims to provide grain growers in southern Western Australia with a range of spring and summer cropping options to explore production opportunities as well as address the impacts of excessive winter waterlogging.
Region: West
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Synchrotron technology sheds light on root distribution
04.01.2022Access to the best scientific infrastructure Australia has to offer has boosted the work of three young gun researchers aiming to improve the country’s crop management practices and profitability.
Region: South
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Mungbean model upgrade to improve yields with less risk
04.01.2022The development of a new mungbean simulation model is set to reduce climate risk and yield variability in crops and assist growers in making more informed management decisions to boost their bottom line.
Region: North
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Genetic solution in the works to maintain high barley yields
04.01.2022A changing climate has made heat stress an inevitable risk to barley yields for Australian growers, but there’s optimism a genetic solution could be at hand to preserve productivity.
Region: West
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Many thanks from the grains industry
16.12.2021GRDC would like to say many thanks and farewell to the SARDI senior plant pathologists, who have served the grains industry well over the years.
Region: National
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Grower Forums boost targeted research, development and extension in …
13.12.2021A pleasing number of growers and advisers attended the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) first National Grower Network (NGN) events in Central Queensland earlier this month.
Region: North
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Rutherglen bug samples sought from NSW, Qld
09.12.2021CSIRO, the University of Queensland and NSW DPI are looking to better understand Rutherglen bug population dynamics.
Region: North
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Maize trials find higher N rates don’t equal higher yields
08.12.2021With skyrocketing nitrogen prices and a shortage of supply, results from an irrigated maize trial series have delivered good news to growers looking to produce bumper yields while saving on fertiliser costs.
Region: South
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New research to reveal true cost of harvest losses to growers
02.12.2021Research is under way in Western Australia to measure the magnitude of grain and profit lost during harvest.
Region: West