Project summaries

Organisation: CESAR Pty. Ltd.
Project start date: 19 Dec 2016
Project end date: 30 Jun 2017

The Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia, RWA) was first detected in the Mid North of South Australia in late May of 2016. RWA is an economically important pest of wheat, barley and other cereal grains. Unlike other cereal aphids that damage plants by removing nutrients, RWA also injects salivary toxins during feeding that cause rapid, systemic phytotoxic effects on plants, resulting in acute…

Organisation: Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia
Project start date: 1 Dec 2016
Project end date: 30 Jun 2019

Organisation: Flinders University
Project start date: 30 Nov 2016
Project end date: 30 Mar 2018

It has been clearly demonstrated that some plant species, such as Arabidopsis and tobacco have improved growth and abiotic stress tolerance when a mitochondrial alternative respiratory pathway (AP) mediated by Alternative oxidase (AOX) is more active. This project aims to demonstrate whether there is a link between better growth and yield and more active AOX in in the important grain crop,…

Organisation: University of Sydney
Project start date: 5 Dec 2016
Project end date: 27 Oct 2017

Chickpea nitrogen fixation converts atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia, a form of nitrogen that can be assimilated by the plant. This nitrogen resource permits enhanced productivity on nitrogen depleted soils and delivers soil nitrogen for follow-on crops. Maximising the efficiency of chickpea nitrogen fixation will enhance growth, productivity and contribute to improved long-term nitrogen…

Organisation: Australian Pork Limited
Project start date: 1 Nov 2016
Project end date: 30 Jun 2017

Organisation: La Trobe University
Project start date: 1 Nov 2016
Project end date: 31 Dec 2018

Title: Investigations into the soil microbiology of subsoil manuring. This project is about boosting crop yields on hostile clay subsoils in the high rainfall zone of south-eastern Australia. This outcome is being achieved now with subsoil manuring - the practice of incorporating large volumes of organic amendment into dense (sodic) clay subsoil by deep ripping - which can improve the soil…

Organisation: SA Research and Development Institute
Project start date: 17 Oct 2016
Project end date: 29 Jan 2018

Organisation: Allan Mayfield Consulting
Project start date: 5 Aug 2016
Project end date: 2 Dec 2016

Organisation: Mr John Oliver
Project start date: 15 Jul 2016
Project end date: 1 Sep 2016

Organisation: La Trobe University
Project start date: 14 Jul 2016
Project end date: 1 Sep 2016