Centre for Crop Innovation - Horsham
Private Bag 260, Horsham, Victoria, Australia Phone +61 53622337 Fax +61 536220782
AUSTRALIAN GRAINS F.A.C.E. ARRAY
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The University of Melbourne has based a small research group
including academic and research staff, and with technical support, at the
Grains Innovation Park site of the Victorian Department of Primary Industries,
Horsham. As of June 2007, there are five full time PhD students based
at the Horsham site and another six PhD students who are located at or near
the Grains Innovation Park site. The current collaboration, on a project by project basis, has
been built on the Joint Centre for Crop Innovation (JCCI) and provides a key
linkage between The University of Melbourne and The Victorian Department of
Primary Industries in agronomy and farming systems. Current research projects are: ·
Nutrient Management Initiative –
UM00023 ·
National Grains FACE Array – UM00027 ·
Blackleg tolerance in Brassica juncea ·
Water use of farming systems in the
Victorian Wimmera. ·
Identifying chickpea salinity tolerance ·
Quality of chickpea ·
Brassica juncea adaptation in Australia ·
Salinity and boron tolerance of Brassica
juncea ·
Canola yield decline |
Last modified: June 28, 2007 |