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NVT the centrepiece in mastering yield complexities
Supplement: Celebrating 20 years of NVT, January-February 2025 - 17 02 2025As established by GRDC, the National Variety Trials (NVT) system creates an independent source of information about the performance of cereal oilseed and pulse varieties across environments and seasons. The side-by-side comparison support decision making by growers and also offer benefits to breeding organisations.
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NVT reflect a ‘team Australia’ approach
Supplement: Celebrating 20 years of NVT, January-February 2025 - 11 02 2025For two decades, trial service providers have created the region-specific data on crop performance needed to power the NVT, allowing growers to make informed decisions about variety selection
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Audits keep trial quality high
Supplement: Celebrating 20 years of NVT, January-February 2025 - 10 02 2025The work of service providers is audited each year to ensure the NVT program sustains high-quality outputs
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Grower hosts keen to see new varieties in action
Supplement: Celebrating 20 years of NVT, January-February 2025 - 07 02 2025Hosting National Variety Trials (NVT) on-farm gives National Variety Trials (NVT), grower hosts line-of-sight access to new varieties coming through
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NVT: a test for pathogen resistance
Supplement: Celebrating 20 years of NVT, January-February 2025 - 31 01 2025GRDC invests in plant pathologists and pre-breeders who use the National Variety Trials to screen and select varieties for resistance to disease
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Impact of NVT extends beyond variety selection
Supplement: Celebrating 20 years of NVT, January-February 2025 - 24 01 2025The National Variety Trials (NVT) system adds value to the agricultural research pipeline in ways that improve grain growing operations beyond variety selection decisions. Included are resource sharing alongside a research seed multiplication facility for use by all GRDC invested research projects
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Variety trials empowered as a national program
Supplement: Celebrating 20 years of NVT, January-February 2025 - 17 01 2025Former National Variety Trials (NVT) manager Alan Bedggood is proud to have helped set up a system to support growers in choosing new varieties for their farms.
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NVT – independent and data rich
Supplement: Celebrating 20 years of NVT, January-February 2025 - 14 01 2025Prominent plant breeder and former GRDC managing director Dr Steve Jefferies reflects on the value of the NVT to breeding companies and growers.
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Confidence in comparisons expands beyond yield data
Supplement: Celebrating 20 years of NVT, January-February 2025 - 13 01 2025More than two decades of trials have provided the tools needed to compare commercial varieties using independent and locally relevant performance information
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Growers the guiding hands to NVT success
Supplement: Celebrating 20 years of NVT, January-February 2025 - 08 01 2025The work of service providers is audited each year to ensure the NVT program sustains high-quality outputs