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  • HALO project shines light on Broomehill nitrogen needs
    Pulses, 30 Jan 2024
    HALO project shines light on Broomehill nitrogen needs

    New pasture legume options for grain growers are being trialled in regions of need through HALO – the Harvestable Annual Legume Options project – under the mantle of WA Agricultural Research Collaboration. Growers in the Broomehill region are one of the first to benefit from sites evaluating newly developed species with improved adaptation.

  • Grains projects get off the ground for research collaboration
    Pulses, 29 Jan 2024
    Grains projects get off the ground for research collaboration

    Two new GRDC-invested projects, exploring lupin disease resistance and annual legume options, will deliver additional rotation options for WA growers contributing to the profitability of farming systems. They are part of the WA Agricultural Research Collaboration, which brings together seven research and extension partners within WA.

  • Fine-tuning legume agronomy to benefit SA growers
    Pulses, 23 Jan 2024
    Fine-tuning legume agronomy to benefit SA growers

    Pod drop caused by strong winds is one of the biggest challenges faced by South Australian lentil growers, who frequently report losses of up to 0.5 tonnes per hectare due to wind events prior to harvest.

  • Holistic strategy to enhance chickpea blight resistance
    Pulses, 08 Dec 2023
    Holistic strategy to enhance chickpea blight resistance

    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. Mass screening of chickpea lines is being combined with genomic resistance identification to improve the odds for chickpea’s fight against Ascochyta blight.

  • Chickpea blight – resistance phenotyping
    Pulses, 07 Dec 2023
    Chickpea blight – resistance phenotyping

    Simulating conditions for Ascochyta blight disease screening of chickpeas has proved challenging. With GRDC investment it has now been achieved both cost-effectively and with high through-put at Agriculture Victoria’s SmartFarm at both paddock scale and in the glasshouse.

  • International profiling team tackle chickpea Ascochyta blight
    Pulses, 06 Dec 2023
    International profiling team tackle chickpea Ascochyta blight

    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 and chickpea genomes and improve the odds of success in the battle against the disease.

  • Wild relatives recruited to improve chickpea chilling tolerance
    Pulses, 05 Dec 2023
    Wild relatives recruited to improve chickpea chilling tolerance

    Expansion of chickpea production in Australia requires improved chilling tolerance for the species. To this end a GRDC investment has investigated wild relatives of the species to see what genetic scope there may be to aid improvement in domesticated chickpea.

  • Adapted rhizobia to boost chickpea performance
    Pulses, 04 Dec 2023
    Adapted rhizobia to boost chickpea performance

    Chickpea can obtain a significant amount of nitrogen through a symbiotic relationship with rhizobia, but for maximum effect the rhizobia need to be adapted to the environment. With GRDC investment a team at Murdoch University’s Legume Rhizobium Sciences is surveying the efficacy of newly evolved rhizobia species across Australian cropping systems as potential as inoculum strains.

  • Chilling-tolerance phenotyping for chickpeas
    Pulses, 01 Dec 2023
    Chilling-tolerance phenotyping for chickpeas

    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.

  • Expanding the climatic adaptation of chickpeas expanded
    Pulses, 30 Nov 2023
    Expanding the climatic adaptation of chickpeas expanded

    Phenology is a key trait conferring adaptation of a plant species to an environment. However, for Australian chickpeas the extent of genetic variation of the trait has been limited. With GRDC investment a team from the University of Tasmania is collaborating with SARDI and CSIRO researchers to build knowledge, acquire more diverse germplasm and construct a genetic tool box for breeders to expand the adaptive reach of chickpeas.

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