Searching for better genetics for deep sowing canola. CSIRO/GRDC experiments near York WA comparing canola emergence from 2cm & 5cm depths. On left, a current canola hybrid variety; on right, a European OP variety with much better emergence from 5cm. CSIRO GRDC #futurecrops

Come and join the CSIRO team in Perth seeking to harness wild diversity for canola improvement. See the newly announced postdoc position jobs.csiro.au/s/zkWmqt @csiro #futurecrops

Long hypocotyl canola giving long coleoptile wheats a run for their money with deep sowing! Here is one o’seas canola introduction performing well at Tabbita NSW with sowing at 5cm depth. Great potential for new genetics! Eurofins Kalyx Scott Vaessen GRDC #Futurecrops

Digging for buried treasure with spatula. What happens when someone moves the marker stick and you can’t find the buried soil temperature loggers.

Getting to the root of the problem - new paper in TAG reveals wheat root QTLs for yield in droughted environments from CSIRO team including Greg Rebetzke with Cathrine H Ingvordsen (AGT) & Hong Zhang (NW A&F Uni China) - link to paper here rdcu.be/cTJTn #FutureCrops

A great day at CSIRO's #AgCatalyst22 at Luna Park, Sydney showcasing our canola research CSIRO #futurecrops

A recent publication showing the spatial patterns of where long-fallow is beneficial in WA bit.ly/3XrNb3n

Great to be back amongst the gumtrees on Waite Research Institute campus in new role as farming systems research agronomist with CSIRO

Do you know that #oats stem have extended superpowers called #mesocotyl that no #wintercereals possess? This may be the answer for #deepsowing! 🌾🍃 Tune in to my presentation CSIRO #studentsymposium next Monday to find more about oats superpowers. 🦹‍♀️💥 GRDC InterGrain

Massive congrats Big Fella!!! So deserving. The impact of your world-class genetic research will endure and deliver in-field farm gate value improvements for decades to come GRDC CSIRO

Ben McTaggart Justin Kudnig Julianne Hill Grower Group Alliance CSIRO GRDC West Hi Ben. Our CSIRO/GRDC project has shown clear genetic differences in canola establishment. Most striking result is that longer hypocotyls improve emergence from deep sowing. Bad news is AUS varieties have short hypocotyls grdc.com.au/resources-and-…

Using a combination of irrigation, evaporation covers and sowing times to evaluate canola est% under various soil temp and moisture conditions. Just one of the trials in the new GRDC project being lead by Andrew_Fletcher. Stay tuned for updates. @NSWDPI_AGRONOMY CSIRO

Identifying critical temp and moisture thresholds for canola establishment using sowing date and irrigation at Geraldton. Sown 6 Apr following 80 mm on 22 Mar. Background had additional 15mm prior to sowing, foreground had no additional water. JBucat GRDC GRDC West

Excited to work with POGP funding for my Master’s project looking at ability of #oats to emerge from #deepsowing! Oats sown at 100 mm on the left vs 30 mm. #Mesocotyl is an extension of #coleoptile, where oats is the only #cereal to have it 👀🌱

.... video 2 of 2 parts, the 180th crop on Broadbalk wheat experiment at Rothamsted Research every year since 1843 #Broadbalk #wheat #nitrogen #fertilizers #agriculture #LTE, the 20 treatment strips, era.rothamsted.ac.uk/experiment/rbk1

Having a crack at Fetch to bulk up some Morava vetch seed. Nasma faba beans sown at 35 kg/ha (5 plants/m2) with 30 kg/ha vetch (50 plants/m2). Inoculant groups and most herbicides compatible with each crop

Anameka is moving east to support profitable and sustainable farms. Drought-resilient shrub goes east to support farmers in dry times: (csiro.au/en/news/All/Ne…) #FutureDroughtFund

You get to work on two deep sowing projects led by Andrew_Fletcher and Greg Rebetzke and will work closely with a team of #APSIM modellers in collaboration with agronomists both inside and outside of CSIRO for a well-rounded post-doc experience.