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- 2006-07 The financial year 2006-07-that is, 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007.
- AB ascochyta blight
- ABARE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- abiotic stress Stress caused to living organisms by non-living environmental factors, such as cold,heat or drought.
- ACPFG Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
- AGT Australian Grain Technologies Pty Ltd
- AME apparent metabolisable energy
- BBA Barley Breeding Australia
- biotic stress Stress caused to living organisms by other living organisms, such as viruses,bacteria, insects or fungi.
- CAC Act The Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, which is complemented by the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies (Report of Operations) Orders 2005-orders made by the Finance Minister concerning the report of operations component of annual reporting.
- cereal crops Members of the grass family grown for their edible, starchy seeds-for example, wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale.
- CIMMYT International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico
- CRC cooperative research centre
- CRCNPB Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity
- CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- DAFWA Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
- DPI Victoria Department of Primary Industries Victoria
- Driving Innovation The GRDC Five Year Research and Development Plan 2002-07
- EGA Enterprise Grains Australia
- EGC Export Grains Centre Ltd
- EPBC Act Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
- EPR End Point Royalty
- GM genetically modified
- GPS Global Positioning System
- GRDC Grains Research and Development Corporation
- Ground Cover A free newspaper produced by the GRDC, with six editions each year
- Harvest Radio The GRDC's web-based service that provides technical information for grain growers, including updates on research, trials, new varieties and farmer activities, and case studies.
- ICARDA International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Syria
- IPM integrated pest management
- IWM integrated weed management
- MCVP Managing Climate Variability Program
- MIR mid-infrared
- NIR near-infrared spectroscopy
- NSWDPI New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
- NVT National Variety Trials
- PHA Plant Health Australia
- phosphine A colourless gas with a strong fishy smell, used as a pesticide.
- PIERD Act Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989
- podcasting Distributing information through digital audio or video files available for download through the internet.
- precision agriculture The use of spatial information (such as yield maps) to better match crop agronomy techniques, such as fertiliser application, to paddock variations.
- Prosperity through Innovation The GRDC's Strategic R&D Plan 2007-12.
- pulses The edible seeds of certain pod-bearing plants, such as peas and beans.
- QDPIF Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
- R&D research and development
- RD&E research, development and extension
- SOE Statement of Expectations
- SOI Southern Oscillation Index
- SSC subsoil constraint
- SST sea surface temperatures
- SVGA Single Vision Grains Australia
- The Way Forward The GRDC's strategic business plan.
- UT University of Tasmania
- VDA value driver analysis
- WSMV wheat streak mosaic virus