ACIAR Productivity and profitability enhancing tropical pulses in Indonesia and Australia

The project aims at improving the productivity and profitability of mung beans, soy beans and peanuts.

DAQ00096 - Emerging Foliar Wheat Disease Issues in the Northern Region

The emerging disease program seeks to gain information on the distribution of cereal pathogens\pathotypes and potential for outbreaks across the norther region and options for their control. It is looking for an improved understanding of varietal (APR) reaction to stripe rust (YR) in prevailing weather conditions and in the face of climate change. Replicated field trials are used in the evaluation of varietal, cultural and chemical management of YR. Best management practice packages are disseminated to stake holders, including a YR predictive tool.

205-14 A Monograph of the plant-infecting members of the Order Clavicipitales in

Taxonomic revision of ergots and related fungi in Australia.

DAQ00083 Integration of biopesticides into IPM against sucking pests

Develop and evaluate novel fungal biopesticides.

Maize germplasm enhancement and productivity improvement for tropical Australia

Maize productivity improvement for tropical and subtropical Australia.

Remote management technologies: Producer demonstration sites Roma region

Technology demonstration sites for remote water management for Roma region.

Epidemiology and management of tobacco streak virus in sunflower and pulse crops

Epidemiology and management of tobacco streak virus in sunflower and pulse crops.

PA0187 Enhanced On-farm Monitoring and Mitigation of Pesticide and Nutrient Transport

Enhanced On-farm Monitoring and Mitigation of Pesticide and Nutrient Transport.

QPI64 Sustainable Soil Health Management Workshop Northern Broadacre Cropping Industries

Workshops to increase participants understanding and knowledge by farm businesses and healthy catchments farmers about the role of soil health in supporting sustainable through variable circumstances, farm businesses and healthy catchments.

CRC50089 Grain Insect Ecology

Resistance to phosphine in target pests threatens market access for Australian grain. While the grains industry is now attempting to develop an effective and sustainable strategy to manage this resistance, action is severely limited by significant gaps in our knowledge of the key ecological factors that influence the development of resistance. There is a need to research this information as a foundation for a rational approach to managing phosphine resistance in the Australian grains industry. Research outcomes: The project has provided critical research methodologies and preliminary data to fill the large gaps in our knowledge of the ecology of two key pests, Rhyzopertha dominica and Tribolium castaneum, and how this may drive the development of phosphine resistance. This information will contribute to the groundwork for future research needed to provide a scientific basis for a rational resistance management strategy.

Development and adoption of a web-based irrigation management tool for improved water use efficiency

Develop a web-based tool to assist farmers and consultants make strategic and tactical irrigation decisions.

Technical support improved Best Management Practices in irrigated grains farming systems in the Fiztroy Basin Association priority catchments

Broadscale irrigation is a major land use in many of the priority neighbourhood catchments (45,218 hectares in Central Highlands and Dawson) and there is a requirement to provide technical support to sub-regional group field officers and landholders in these priority catchments. This technical support will assist field staff and land managers to identify and implement appropriate, sustainable technologies and management practices.

Reverse Genetics of Sorghum

Project aims to develop reverse genetics resources for sorghum, including a large mutant population and a Natural Diversity Library (DNA of a world-representative sorghum germplasm sub-set). Additionally, inter specific wide crosses will be studied.

2.2.2.2 Improved Management Summer Weeds: Best weed management strategies dryland cropping systems

To undertake a scoping study to identify the major issues in weed management in dryland cropping systems with cotton.

Addressing the demand for feed grains through the development of high yielding

Development and evaluation of high yielding feed wheat grermplasm.