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Pulses, 10 Feb 2022
Challenges to chickpea expansion tackled
An ambitious team effort is underway to expand chickpea production in Australia to embrace more non-traditional areas such as southern Australia and Western Australia
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Pulses, 22 Dec 2021
Grower came for high prices, stayed for rotational benefits
Like many Eyre Peninsula growers, Tarren Minhard was attracted by the high price lentils were fetching in 2015 and 2016, but he has stayed for the rotational benefits they offer.
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Pulses, 11 Dec 2021
Pulse establishment under investigation
Simulation modelling, together with field and pot trials, is showing pulses could be sown deeper and earlier to improve performance in regions of Western Australia, especially in regions where climate is changing. Honing her agronomy skills on a GRDC capacity-building project, Dr Sarah Rich enjoys contributing her insights and expertise to issues of priority for the Australian grains industry.
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Pulses, 08 Dec 2021
Legacy created for Australian mungbeans
Legacy information is being generated for the Australian mungbean industry by improving the model component of APSIM Next Gen to provide insights to improve mungbean agronomic recommendations to reduce climate risks and yield variability. The work is underpinned by a GRDC-supported capacity-building project.
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Pulses, 07 Dec 2021
Role models nurture plant pathology skills
Genetic and pathology skills are being honed to support improved management of Sclerotinia stem rot through a GRDC-supported capacity-building project. Virginia Mwape only intended to come to Australia for a short course but, encouraged by Australia’s scientists, she has stayed on to complete a master’s and now a doctorate in philosophy, specialising in pathology.
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Pulses, 16 Nov 2021
Many mentors shape calling to improve pulses
Mentors play a formative part in shaping a career, as Dr Lachlan Lake can attest to from his experience gaining valuable qualifications and experience on a GRDC capacity-building project focused on pulse adaptability
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Pulses, 14 Oct 2021
Lentil performance push in southern Australia
Experimental lentil research exploring waterlogging tolerance, yield plasticity and growth-yield coupling helps to lift the pulse crop's performance across southern Australia.
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Pulses, 22 Sep 2021
Two-step approach to high-performance pulses
Researchers are developing new agro-genetic packages for lentils and field peas that have potential to provide a step change in pulse productivity across southern growing areas.
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Pulses, 08 Sep 2021
New mungbean a gem despite setbacks
Breil Jackson tested Opal-AU (PBR) mungbeans this year with pleasing results
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Pulses, 07 Aug 2021
Risk management means weeds management for SA grower
Andrew runs the family’s mixed farming enterprise. He says the wild radish problem turned a lot of people away from growing pulses in the region, but that is now changing due to new chemistry and new techniques.