Crown Rot - Part A: Improved phenotyping for crown rot resistance and tolerance in cereals
Tender ID: 419052
Tender Details
Tender Description
There are two contributing projects for the 'Addressing the constraints to genetic improvement of crown rot resistance and tolerance in wheat' Request for Tender (Part A and Part B). Each project is to be applied for separately. Applicants can apply for one or both projects.
Part A – Improved phenotyping for crown rot resistance and tolerance in cereals.
The available methodology for phenotypic screening for resistance (scoring of stem browning) is very slow, labour intensive, subjective and requires significant training. Currently there is no method for high throughput field phenotyping for either resistance or tolerance. Phenotyping technologies have progressed rapidly in the last decade with new sensors, image analysis techniques and analytical methods making challenging tasks, like phenotyping crown rot, feasible. This tender is a four-year investment for the development of an innovative crown rot phenotyping methodologyfor cereals that has increased throughput, scalability, repeatability and significantly reduced costs in comparison to the current phenotyping methods. The new methodology will then be applied to better understand the relationship between resistance scores, disease load and yield loss in key environments. It is expected that the successful applicant will propose a multi-disciplinary approach with potential inputs from fields such as phenomics, pathology, agronomy, biometrics, plant physiology, modelling, machine learning and plant breeding. The tender is open to public and private-public partnerships.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
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