Summary
The vision of this partnership project is to develop rice varieties and rice cereal technology to meet the needs of growers, industry and government to enhance economic activity, protect the environment and underpin regional development and stability. There are three key elements of the project. Firstly, the rice breeding program generates genetic variability, by crossing or hybridising different rice varieties to combine the best attributes of each of the varieties into one new variety. This is to continually introduce new traits needed to improve tolerance to environmental stresses and to improve yield potential and grain quality. The second element is the detailed evaluation of lines and selection of new varieties. As the breeding lines progress through subsequent generations and exhibit new combinations of traits, the breeders apply objective measures of agronomic performance and grain quality to winnow the lines and extract the best new varieties. The third element is refinement of the lines to select those lines which combine a broad range of yield and grain quality traits to meet the requirements of growers and markets, and production of foundation pure seed. The project will also oversee the maintenance of the pure seed of current commercial cultivars.
Program
Rice
Research Organisation
(DPI) The Crown in right of the State of New South Wales acting through the Department of Primary Industries within Regional NSW
Objective Summary
Rice Improvement 1. Develop varieties to meet specific market requirements 2. Develop varieties with higher water use efficiency and tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. 3. Explore opportunities for breeding new maturity and quality classes
Project Code
PRJ-009950
Project Stage
Current
Project Start Date
Monday, June 15, 2015
Project Completion Date
Friday, July 30, 2021
Journal Articles From Project
Not Available
National Priority
An environmentally sustainable Australia
National Priority
Adoption of R&D
National Priority
RIC-Rice breeding - varieties and quality improvement