Line of Business - Varieties

Objectives 

 Growers have access to superior varieties that enable them to effectively compete in global grain markets

Scope

  The Varieties LOB will achieve its objective by implementing four strategies: 

  > build and sustain world-leading breeding programs 

  > focus pre-breeding research on key traits 

  > develop a path to market for genetically modified crops 

  > facilitate faster adoption of superior varieties. 

These strategies will be implemented by investing in gene discovery, breeding technologies, genetic resources, functional genomics, germplasm enhancement, genetic transformation, plant breeding, crop variety testing, grain quality research and plant pathology (when directly related to breeding). The performance of new crop varieties developed by GRDC- supported breeding programs is independently tested through the National Variety Trials (NVT).