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  • Looking towards the future of chickpea breeding research
    Pulses, 19 May 2025
    Looking towards the future of chickpea breeding research

    GRDC will soon start the process of identifying a new chickpea breeding partner as part of its ongoing commitment to delivering enduring profitability for Australian grain growers.

  • Small beans, big benefits
    Pulses, 16 May 2025
    Small beans, big benefits

    Legumes are often overlooked in many people’s diets, but they are a nutritional powerhouse. Packed with plant-based protein, fibre and a range of essential vitamins and minerals, legumes – such as beans, peas, chickpeas, lentils and lupins – are affordable, versatile and easy to incorporate into meals.

  • Legume challenges addressed
    Pulses, 04 May 2025
    Legume challenges addressed

    With legumes becoming more popular, research is underway to ensure they keep their place in farming systems

  • SA research push to close pulse yield gaps
    Pulses, 03 May 2025
    SA research push to close pulse yield gaps

    Increasing herbicide resistance in broadleaf weeds, particularly due to Group 2 imidazolinone (IMI) herbicides, is being being tackled by researchers involved in the SA Grain Legume Project

  • Push begins to diversify markets and value-adding for pulses
    Pulses, 01 May 2025
    Push begins to diversify markets and value-adding for pulses

    This Agriculture Victoria project, led by Cassandra Walker with GRDC support, is focused on diversifying end-use markets for six key pulse crops. The initiative aims to enhance the value and marketability of pulses, ensuring they meet the varying demands of consumers and industries.

  • Herbicide and acid tolerance key to WA lentil growth
    Pulses, 30 Apr 2025
    Herbicide and acid tolerance key to WA lentil growth

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has made a significant investment in research led by Mark Seymour, which aims to expand lentil cultivation into Western Australia. This initiative is assessing the agronomic potential and economic viability of growing lentils in the region to enhance the diversity of crop options for local growers.

  • Overcoming acid soils
    Pulses, 29 Apr 2025
    Overcoming acid soils

    GRDC has made a strategic investment in the National Lentil Breeding Program to enhance the productivity and sustainability of lentil crops in Australia. A major constraint to expanding Australian lentil cropping is the prevalence of acid soils. Pulses strongly prefer alkaline soils, which is why production is focused on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia and the Wimmera and Mallee regions of Victoria.

  • Heat tolerance traits identified
    Pulses, 28 Apr 2025
    Heat tolerance traits identified

    In southern Australia, where lentils mature into terminal drought, acute heat stress (compounded by water stress and hot northerly winds) can cause significant yield losses.

  • Profitable legumes becoming a reality
    Pulses, 25 Apr 2025
    Profitable legumes becoming a reality

    A combination of innovative research and strategic collaboration is boosting the profitability of grain legumes in Western Australia’s farming systems

  • Shift in planting time offers new market opportunity
    Pulses, 22 Apr 2025
    Shift in planting time offers new market opportunity

    Egyptian buyers will pay a premium for freshly harvested faba beans with good colour. Sunrise Commodities managing director Scott Merson is working on export pathways.

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