Grains Research and Development Corporation

 

The Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) is one of the world's leading grains research organisations, responsible for planning, investing and overseeing research and development, delivering improvements in production, sustainability and profitability across the Australian grains industry. The GRDC is a statutory corporation, operating as a research investment body in partnership with grain growers and the Australian Government. The corporation was founded in 1990 under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989 (PIERD Act) and is subject to accountability and reporting obligations set out in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (CAC Act) and in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies (Report of Operations) Orders 2005. The GRDC's portfolio department is the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).

The GRDC's mission is to invest in research and development for the greatest benefit of Australian grain growers and the Government through linking innovative research with industry needs.

The GRDC's vision is for a profitable, internationally competitive and ecologically sustainable grains industry.

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Recent Submissions

  • Australian Cereal Rust Control Program - Wheat and barley breeding support 

    Park, Robert; Singh, Davinder; Ding, Yi; Bariana, Harvans; Roake, Jeremy
    Published 2023-06-28
    This collection includes results of rust screening of advanced breeding lines of bread wheat, barley, and oats with identified rust pathotypes in the greenhouse and in field between 2018 and 2022. Greenhouse rust testing ...
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  • Australian Cereal Rust Control Program - Continued monitoring of cereal rust pathogens in Australia 

    Park, Robert F.; Ding, Yi; Chhetri, Mumta; Singh, Davinder; Cuddy, Will
    Published 2023-06-26
    The GRDC funded survey project monitored national rust pathotype incidence and distribution (changes) through samples received and regular crop inspections for wheat, barley and oats in seven agroecological zones in ...
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  • Nutritive value of winter wheat for broiler chickens 

    Hughes, R. J; Acone, L; Zviedrans, P; Choct, M
    Published 2000-01-01
    The nutritive value of Australian winter wheat varieties for broiler chickens was assessed in a series of conventional energy balance studies each of 7-days duration. Across all samples, the mean and standard deviation ...
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  • Quality feed grains: Research highlights and opportunities 

    Black, J. L
    Published 2001-01-01
    The available energy content of cereal grains varies widely both between animal species and between grain cultivars. The Premium Grains for Livestock Program was established to determine the causes of this variation and ...
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  • Feed uses for barley 

    Black, J. L; Tredrea, A. M; Nielsen, S. G; Flinn, P. C; Kaiser, A. G; van Barneveld, R. J
    Published 2005-01-01
    Cereal grains with their high starch content are fed to livestock predominantly as a source of energy for rapid growth or high milk yield and also for subsistence in times of poor pasture availability. Results from the ...
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