Crop Science Research | Yitpi Foundation

Gamma mutagenesis to identify diagnostic markers for heat tolerance in wheat

by arris | Nov 28, 2023

Gamma mutagenesis to identify diagnostic markers for heat tolerance in wheat This project focussed on the WtmsDW locus of wheat, which controls natural variation in heat stress tolerance – specifically relating to the pollen sterility caused by heat exposure at the...

Tolerance of Australian wheat varieties to salinity and sodicity

by Jane Rathjen | Nov 28, 2023

Tolerance of Australian wheat varieties to salinity and sodicity The aims of this study were to discover novel genes for Na+ accumulation using genome-wide association studies, compare growth responses to salinity and sodicity in low-Na+ bread Westonia with Nax1 and...

Mitigating frost risk in a mixed farming system through wheat cultivar selection and management

by Jane Rathjen | Nov 28, 2023

Mitigating frost risk in a mixed farming system through wheat cultivar selection and management Frost damage is a risk to all winter cereals across the Wimmera and Mallee and can cause significant yield losses. No crop is resistant to frost damage so management is the...

Barley genetic yield gain between 1942 and 2013

by arris | Sep 19, 2023

Barley genetic yield gain between 1942 and 2013. Genetic yield gain between 1942 and 2013 and associated changes in phenology, yield components and root traits of Australian barley. Barley breeding has increased yield over the last century, but the associated changes...