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Pulses, 22 Nov 2023
Infrastructure investment accelerates national chickpea development
Chickpea growers Australia-wide stand to gain from new infrastructure developments at Tamworth, New South Wales. A joint investment by GRDC and NSW DPI will see the centre become the powerhouse for chickpea improvement for established and expansion regions.
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Pulses, 21 Nov 2023
Chickpeas capitalise on the convergence of science
To expand the productive areas for chickpeas in Australia GRDC has embarked upon a coordinated program of investment with its research partners. It covers germplasm acquisition, evaluation and technology development to prime breeding pipelines through Chickpea Breeding Australia to deliver robust varieties for growers.
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Pulses, 03 Nov 2023
Less haste, more speed for lentil desiccation timing
Wet years and late rain in recent years might have tempted some lentil growers to desiccate their crops a little early in an effort to bring on harvest. But patience is the key, according to long-time lentil growers, with recent research into desiccation strategies backing up their experience. There is little to be gained from spraying the crop too early.
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Pulses, 18 Aug 2023
New research set to deliver acid-tolerant chickpea varieties
A Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) investment, the project is led by Murdoch University in partnership with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development in Western Australia (DPIRD) and Agriculture Victoria.
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Pulses, 28 Jul 2023
Boost for Australian Soybean industry
The online manual, adapted from the ‘Better Soybean Training Manual’, is part of the joint initiative aimed at supporting the expansion of the Australian soybean industry.
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Pulses, 07 Jun 2023
It’s all in the timing
The genetic means to fully adapt chickpeas and lentils to a greater range of Australian growing conditions are being developed at the University of Tasmania.
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Pulses, 14 Dec 2022
WA research seeks superior chickpea rhizobia strain
Chickpeas are notoriously fussy about their choice in rhizobia partner, but a new research effort is looking to find a better match to enhance and expand chickpea production.
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Pulses, 13 Dec 2022
Deep ripping shows benefits for Mallee pulses
Research trials have found the practice of deep ripping can lead to significant yield and profitability benefits in cereal crops grown on sandy soils, so researchers are now exploring whether that is also the case for pulses. Soil variability and undulating sand hills make it riskier to plant pulses other than lupins, and low biomass can increase the potential for wind erosion to occur during dry times.
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Pulses, 02 Dec 2022
Chickpea – rhizobia partnerships are exclusive
Chickpeas are notoriously fussy about their choice in rhizobia partner but a new research effort by the Legume Rhizobium Sciences group at Murdoch University is looking to find a better match to enhance and expand chickpea production.
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Pulses, 07 Nov 2022
Partnerships galvanised by Chickpea Breeding Australia to deliver for WA
There is an old adage that it takes a village to raise a child and this approach is being employed to grow the Australian chickpea industry. Chickpea Breeding Australia is a partnership between GRDC and NSW DPI with the aim to speed up rates of progress in productivity and reliability of chickpea in current production areas while also providing more Australian grain growers with a profitable high value pulse for their farming system. In September a team from CBA visited WA to consolidate vital partnerships across the delivery pipeline.