Low Emissions Intensity Farming Systems (LEIFS) Initiative Description The LEIFS Initiative represents GRDC’s major investment in sustainability, supporting Australian grain growers capture value now and into the future. The LEIFS Initiative helps producers and industry realise farm-scale benefits of monitoring, managing, and reporting GHG accounts, providing practical options to lower emissions intensity and improve production efficiency. RFT Number N/A Low Emissions Intensity Farming Systems (LEIFS) Initiative is now CLOSED Require further information? Contact us via email
Improving crop nutrition through extension of new research in the Western Region Description Rolling out the latest science-based information to growers can be challenging as growers are time poor, generally have enough knowledge to get the job done, or have advisers to fill knowledge gaps. However, to empower growers to make on-farm decisions, it is critical for growers to have a fundamental understanding of how fertiliser, plants and soils interact. RFT Number PROC-9177083 Improving crop nutrition through extension of new research in the Western Region is now CLOSED Require further information? Contact us via email
NGN: Soils Management Video Series Description As a part of the recently concluded investment PLT1909-001SAX- Maintain the longevity of soils constraints investments and increase grower adoption through extension - western region GRDC contracted Anvil Media to film a video titled Get the most out of deep ripping: Tips on choice, set up and use of deep rippers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R7QFxHiBA0 RFT Number PROC-9177078 NGN: Soils Management Video Series is now CLOSED Require further information? Contact us via email
Determining source to sink relationships in canola and identifying exploitable genetic diversity Description Canola is Australia’s third most valuable crop and is also the most important break crop for Australian wheat production. The physiological framework for crop yield improvement in many crops is generally well established and has been used to direct R&D approaches to improve water-limited yield potential for some time; however, understanding and application varies between crops. In wheat for example, the key drivers are well understood and have been manipulated for yield improvement in different target production environments, whereas canola which is a younger crop in Australia in comparison, the key drivers for WLYP are not so well understood. Through this investment we want to define the canola genetic factors that impact on growth in the critical period and what influences seed number and size in target production zones. For example, an understanding of the role and production of water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC) in the plant and their availability during the critical period for movement to the seed may be of importance to improving the ratio of biomass to seed yield, or harvest index (HI). Whilst determining the genetic factors that impact growth, seed number, size and quality in the critical period it will also be important that there is an understanding of how agronomic practices may impact these traits. RFT Number PROC-9177028 Determining source to sink relationships in canola and identifying exploitable genetic diversity is now CLOSED Require further information? Contact us via email
Advancing genetic improvements in barley heat tolerance during flowering and grain fill Description GRDC is looking to invest to deliver a suite of breeder-deployable outputs that will support commercial barley breeding companies develop genetically improved late-stage heat-stress tolerant barley varieties. This five-year project will leverage foundational knowledge and outputs at varying levels of development from previous pre-breeding research, integrating, and transitioning them from the discovery phase to the delivery phase. There is scope also to explore alternative and cost-effective high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) methods for heat stress screening and novel sources. RFT Number PROC-9177047 Advancing genetic improvements in barley heat tolerance during flowering and grain fill is now CLOSED Require further information? Contact us via email
