Thinking of attending the IFLRC/APC Conference? We are also hosting a pre-conference workshop and would love to hear about your pulse pathology research!

Did you know that the IFLRC/APC conference Abstract submissions are now open and close the 11th of April? The conference organisers look forward to receiving your submissions!

🌱 Calling all legume researchers! Abstracts are now open for #IFLRC8 & #APC5 in Perth, 15–19 Sept 2025. Share your work on pulses, from pre-breeding to climate resilience & food security. 📝 Submit by 11 April 🔗 buff.ly/p5IXvNd

I'm off on a new adventure to study in Canada! If you're keen to work with an awesome team and take on my role, it's now up for grabs 👉 seek.com.au/GRDC-jobs?jobI… #AgCareers #GRDC #JobOpportunity GRDC

A fantastic opportunity to manage and grow a field based research portfolio to support the grains industry. These opportunities do not come up often. jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobtools/jncus…

The latest insights on #lentils are in the new #GroundCoverOnline supplement 🌱 Learn how Sukhjiwan Kaur (Agriculture Victoria) is researching temp tolerance traits using heat chambers at #HorshamSmartFarm and #AgriBio in SA #PlantBreeding 📖 Read more bit.ly/4da5qTr

Happy #InternationalDayOfPlantHealth! 🌱🌿🌻 Sending a big THANK YOU to our many partners who undertake #PlantHealth research designed to help growers. Here's a few recent examples: ⭐ Agriculture Victoria - Lentils, disease control - bit.ly/4m2MXMq ⭐ Cesar Australia - IPM

💲 HIGH VALUE PULSES 💲 Let's take a look back at DPIRDWA's work in recent years to raise awareness, optimize yield + expand the area of #lentil, #chickpea and #fababean in WA. Full story: bit.ly/3Zc21gO DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock

Make sure to add this week's CCDM seminar talk to your calendar 📆 If you're on Curtin University Bentley campus Friday 9 May, come hear from CCDM's Johannes Debler as he explores Effector Discovery in Ascochyta Pathogens of Lentil and Chickpea 🌿🦠

🗣️📢 NE NSW and SE QLD. New release. CBA Spin. Highest PRR resistance rating (MSS[P]) of all commercial varieties. Grow were PRR is a production risk. Research has risen the PRR bar. GRDC GRDC North

Katherine G. Zulak presents an overview of the rapidly changing landscape of fungicide resistance detection, illustrates how molecular techniques are being exploited to combat fungicide resistance in cereal crop phytopathogens, and highlights challenges and future research

Calling all legume pathologists. I am a guest editor for a Special Issue on ‘Plant Pathology of Legumes’ in the journal "Legume Science". We are seeking submission of articles covering all topics related to plant diseases of legume crops. For more info: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/2…

Haider Ali, Megan McDonald, and Graeme Kettles developed a rapid forward genetics methodology to identify genes that enable Zymoseptoria tritici to gain virulence on previously resistant wheat varieties. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-0…

Be sure to have a listen to Mark Derbyshire in the latest GRDC Podcast on sclerotinia stem rot resistance in canola 🌼 Curtin University

An excellent opportunity for a senior research scientist to join a vibrant and growing business Appreciate reposts !! facebook.com/cropcirclerese…?

Received a sample of #AscochytaBlight on #lentil from YP, SA. If you have suspect samples, please send them to: Locked Bag 100, Glen Osmond SA 5064. Let me know if you need a return prepaid envelope. Crop Watch SA

⏳ Early bird rego closes 30 June for the combined IFLRC8 & APC5 in Perth, 15–19 Sept 2025! Join global experts in legume R&D for a 4-day program covering everything from pre-breeding to pulses on the plate 🌱🥘 🎟️ Register now: buff.ly/KDZFV1z

Do you have a passion for plants? Interested in helping researchers phenotype their plants? The UWA APPN Node is looking for a Horticultural Technician, see external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/5203… Only 2 weeks to apply ! Australian Plant Phenomics Network The UWA Institute of Agriculture @

🧬 New tools to tackle Ascochyta blight! 🌱 Johannes Debler & co-authors have developed a new selectable marker to help researchers knock out & reintroduce genes in Ascochyta rabiei & A. lentis 🦠 📖 buff.ly/HssLePF GRDC Curtin University

🚜 Calling all WA farmers and allied industry professionals! Help us build a tool to measure farming business resilience! CCDM is developing a model to assess how farms adapt & grow through tough times. 💬 Take a 15-min survey to shape this practical tool: buff.ly/KTkTkKT