A national research project is looking for ways to use manure produced on farm to improve productivity and profitability for Australia’s dairy, pork, chicken and cropping industries..Read More
Grain Central, March 1, 2021
Three 2000-year-old corn cobs found in a rock shelter in Honduras show that people brought corn varieties back to Mesoamerica, possibly sparking productivity and shaping civilization…Read More
Grain Central, March 1, 2021
More than 500 people logged into the GRDC 2021 Grains Research Update in Wagga Wagga, joining another 150 in the live audience for the annual event…Read More
Grain Central, February 25, 2021
By using time-lapse footage, researchers have gained new insights into how and why plant root tips twirl as they grow…Read More
Grain Central, February 22, 2021
Scientists have discovered a signal that causes roots to stop growing in hard soils which can be ‘switched off’ to allow them to punch through compacted soil…Read More
Grain Central, January 25, 2021
Barley sown in spring rather than the traditional time in autumn could have potential to fill a productivity niche in the cool-summer, high-yielding farming regions of Tasmania…Read More
Neil Lyon, January 18, 2021
The path has been cleared to the development of new, improved wheat varieties with triple resistance to some of the most significant fungal diseases, as a result of research being undertaken in WA…Read More
Grain Central, December 10, 2020
Researchers have found the world’s highest concentrations of wild relatives of sorghum in Australia, despite it having been domesticated in Africa…Read More
Grain Central, December 3, 2020
An international team of scientists, including researchers from Australia, have sequenced and analysed the genomes of 15 wheat varieties, bringing scientists closer to unlocking the entire gene set of wheat and barley. ..Read More
Grain Central, November 26, 2020
An innovative investment which will improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of identifying and tracking the genetic traits for crown rot tolerance and resistance…Read More
Grain Central, November 23, 2020
Plant breeders are working to develop wheats with greater tolerance to heat to mitigate against the threat of heat stress severely undermining the yield potential of wheat crops…Read More
Neil Lyon, November 18, 2020
Australian wheat researchers are continuing to break new ground in the quest to develop cultivars with superior establishment potential in a warmer and drier climate…Read More
Grain Central, October 30, 2020