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Holistic strategy to enhance chickpea blight resistance

08 Dec 2023

Ascochyta blight is the number one disease threat to chickpea production in Australia. GRDC is taking a holistic approach with an investment managed by South Australian Research and Development Institute, uniting skills across several agencies....

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Chickpea blight – resistance phenotyping

07 Dec 2023

Simulating conditions for Ascochyta blight disease screening of chickpeas has proved challenging. With GRDC investment it has now been achieved...

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International profiling team tackle chickpea Ascochyta blight

06 Dec 2023

Ascochyta blight is a continual threat to chickpea production in Australia but a forensic approach by an international consortium is set to type both pathogen...

GRDC News

Book your spot at the Grains Research Update Perth

04 Dec 2023

6 The 2024 Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Grains Research Update in Perth invites grain growers, advisers, and researchers to a pivotal event on February...

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Chilling-tolerance phenotyping for chickpeas

01 Dec 2023

Increased chilling tolerance is a trait requiring bolstering to expand chickpea production in Australia. To this end, a reliable screening method has been developed and chickpea lines with improved chilling tolerance have been identified by a team from Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development with GRDC investment. These outputs will prove valuable for chickpea breeding.

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Multi-species DNA chip to boost chickpea improvement

29 Nov 2023

Connecting pre-breeding pulse research to breeding has proved challenging. With GRDC investment, Agriculture Victoria Research has developed a high-throughput and...

Grower Stories

Tammin grower demonstrates benefit of peer learning

28 Nov 2023

Farming an expansive property at Tammin in Western Australia, Brad Jones is a pioneer in the adoption of precision ag...

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