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	ACIAR Oilseed Brassica Improvement Project
	The overall aim of the project is to increase canola quality oilseed production in China, India and Australia through the provision of Brassica napus and B. juncea germplasm with improved yield, quality, disease resistance and agronomic characters.
	Adoption of Integrated weed management: innovative new control tactics
	New weed control tactics are required to reduce herbicide use and retard the development of resistance in cropping systems. The aim of this projects is to partake in Weed CRC multi-site experiments to stop seed set of weeds.
	Agronomy and management of new annual legumes
	The project will develop management packages to increase the adoption of new annual legumes and the supply of low cost nitrogen for crops and pastures. On-farm collaborative research will quantify the impact on soil nitrogen, feed quality and quantity and identify critical management decisions and agronomy issues associated with growing these new annnual legumes required to ensure their success in farming systems.
	Albus Lupin Breeding
	Breeding albus lupins (broad-leaf or white lupins, Lupinus albus) with high-yield, good yield stability, disease resistance, high grain quality, and good agronomic characteristics.
	BMPs for Dryland Cropping Systems (Murrumbidgee)
	This project comprises three component parts - a benchmarking survey of farmer practices in the dryland cropping zone of the Murrumbidgee catchment. The identification of gaps in the existing weed and disease management available to growers in that zone and the benchmarking of crop and pasture water use in that zone.
	Barley Breeding Australia - NSWDPI
	NSW Department of Primary Industries will work with the three breeding nodes of Barley Breeding Australia (BBA) to evaluate genotypes in the NSW environment by conducting disease nurseries and evaluation trials. Entries will be decided by the node breeders. The tasks and activities will be monitored and evaluated through the BBA Management Committee.
	Beef Supply Chains
	To demonstrate the value of prediction models in a commercial environment, alliances with several supply chains need to be established. These alliances will allow the outputs to be accurately measured and ultimately valued to allow premiums to flow down the supply chain to reward decisions that are made during the breeding/growing/finishing stages of production. These alliances need to span a range of geographical areas and production systems.
	Benchmarking Soil Chemistry
	The project will conduct workshops on soil testing and interpretation in a landscape context and develop local Best Management Practices. The project will address identified issues such acidity, fertility, salinity and soil structure and promote appropriate amelioration and management strategies. The project will also assess the impact of Stage 1 of the project.
	Canola pathology support
	This project is concerned with disease constraints to yield in canola and wheat. It aims to develop controls in consultation with farmers.
	Carbohydrate accumulation in grapevines
	In the period between bud break and flowering, before leaves are big enough to begin exporting carbohydrates to other parts of the plant shoot growth is largely dependent on carbohydrate reserves in the vine during the previous season. The aim of the research is to gain better understanding of factors that influence the accumulation of reserves after harvest and how this subsequently impacts on vegetative growth, yield, and fruit quality.

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