• All Projects [1]
• Current Projects [2]
• Concluded Projects [3]
• Relevant Publications [4]

Research Program Manager: Dr Paul Fox
email: fox@aciar.gov.au [5]

The Crop Improvement and Management program targets problems of significant field (broadacre) crops which can have either genetic or agronomic solutions. The program aims to increase productivity, sustainability and utilisation of major crops and cropping systems of mutual importance to Australia and developing countries in our region. This program collaborates with ACIAR's Natural Resources programs in addressing broader system questions such as water and fertility management, tillage and crop rotation. Emphases include germplasm conservation, plant improvement, better crop management and field crop post-harvest technology.

Concluded Projects

CIM/1995/130 [6] - Soybean variety adaptation and improvement in Vietnam and Australia

CIM/1996/006 [7] - Wheat improvement in Sichuan Province: application of modern breeding technologies

CIM/1996/007 [8] - Traits for yield improvement of chickpea in drought-prone environments of India and Australia

CIM/1996/025 [9] - Physiological and genetic approaches for the development of waterlogging tolerance in wheat on sodic/alkaline and neutral soils in India and Australia

CIM/1998/014 [10] - Increasing yield potential in wheat: complementing conventional breeding by application of novel physiological and germplasm strategies

CIM/1999/048 [11] - Increased productivity of rice-based cropping systems in Lao PDR, Cambodia and Australia

CIM/1999/064 [12] - Lentil and Lathyrus in the cropping systems of Nepal: improving crop establishment and yield of relay and post-rice-sown pulses in the terai and mid-hills

CIM/1999/094 [13] - Improving the productivity and sustainability of rainfed farming systems for the western Loess Plateau of Gansu Province

CIM/2000/035 [14] - Increased productivity of cool season pulses in rain-fed agricultural systems of China and Australia

CIM/2000/038 [15] - Use and improvement of sugarcane germplasm

CIM/2000/066 [16] - Host resistance, epidemiology and integrated management of faba bean, chickpea and lentil diseases

CIM/2000/078 [17] - Conservation, evaluation and utilisation of plant genetic resources from Central Asia and the Caucasus

CIM/2000/160 [18] - Seeds of Life - East Timor

CIM/2001/026 [19] - Drying systems to improve grain quality in north-east India

CIM/2001/039 [20] - Integrated management of Botrytis Grey Mould of chickpea in Bangladesh and Australia

CIM/2002/093 [21] - Intensifying production of grain and fodder in Central Tibet farming systems

CIM/2002/106 [22] - Fertilisation-independent formation of embryo, endosperm and pericarp for apomictic hybrid rice

CIM/2003/030 [23] - Improving understanding and management of rice pathogens in Cambodia

CIM/2003/066 [24] - Enhancing the adoption of improved cassava production and utilisation systems in Indonesia and East Timor

CIM/2004/002 [25] - Wheat and maize productivity improvement in Afghanistan

CIM/2004/004 [26] - Plant genetic resource conservation, documentation and utilisation in central Asia and the Caucasus

CIM/2004/024 [27] - Better crop germplasm and management for improved production of wheat, barley and pulse and forage legumes in Iraq

CS1/1982/001 [28] - Pigeon pea improvement

CS1/1982/002 [29] - Plant virus identification

CS1/1983/025 [30] - Flooding tolerance of rice

CS1/1983/037 [31] - Genetics and breeding for rust resistance in wheat

CS1/1983/079 [32] - Plant biotechnology for wheat germplasm improvement

CS1/1984/002 [33] - Studies on Cadang Cadang disease of coconut in the Philippines in Micronesia

CS1/1984/003 [34] - Etiology, distribution and control of virus-like diseases of coconut palm in th south Pacific.

CS1/1984/005 [35] - Improvement of soybean and mungbean in the tropics

CS1/1984/007 [36] - Water use efficiency in tropical legumes- survey

CS1/1984/019 [37] - Peanut improvement in Indonesia

CS1/1984/033 [38] - Pathogen-tested Sweet potato germplasm for the South Pacific

CS1/1984/042 [39] - Coconut improvement

CS1/1984/061 [40] - Consultancy on plant protection and on a workshop on the biological control of arthropod pests and weeds in the South Pacific

CS1/1985/048 [41] - Cause and control of yaqona wilt in Fiji and other areas of the south Pacific

CS1/1985/050 [42] - Legume water use efficiency

CS1/1985/067 [43] - Pigeonpea improvement

CS1/1985/076 [44] - Interaction of chilling and light in limiting rice production

CS1/1985/077 [45] - Interaction of chilling and light in limiting rice production

CS1/1987/000 [46] - Banana improvement

CS1/1987/002 [47] - Citrus rootstock development

CS1/1988/003 [48] - South Pacific food handling

CS1/1988/005 [49] - Plant virus diagnosis

CS1/1988/012 [50] - Virus-free germplasm of sweet potato

CS1/1988/013 [51] - Biotechnology for BYD virus resistance in wheat

CS1/1988/014 [52] - Genetics and breeding for rust resistance in wheat

CS1/1988/031 [53] - Virus-like diseases of coconut palm

CS1/1988/034 [54] - Peanut improvement in Indonesia

CS1/1988/039 [55] - Breeding and quality analysis of rapeseed for China

CS1/1990/012 [56] - Flowering behaviour and subsequent productivity of mangoes

CS1/1990/015 [57] - New approaches to the control of bacterial wilt in (Pseudomonas solanacearum) in tomato and other vegetable crop plants

CS1/1990/017 [58] - Improved diagnosis and control of peanut stripe virus

CS1/1990/025 [59] - Coconut improvement

CS1/1990/033 [60] - Banana improvement in the Pacific Islands

CS1/1990/034 [61] - Kava dieback in the South Pacific

CS1/1990/040 [62] - Soybean Improvement in Thailand

CS1/1990/045 [63] - Yield improvement of rainfed lowland rice in drought-prone areas of Thailand and Laos

CS1/1991/007 [64] - Control of Papaya ringspot virus in the Philippines by development of PRSV resistant hybrids

CS1/1992/016 [65] - Selection for water-use efficiency in food legumes

CS1/1992/021 [66] - Nucleotide sequence determination of Cadang-Cadang-like viroids in the Pacific area

CS1/1992/026 [67] - Control of Papaya Ringspot Virus in papaya and cucurbits through transgenic resistance

CS1/1992/702 [68] - Southeast Asian program for potato research and development

CS1/1993/817 [69] - Development and conservation of plant genetic resources for the Mediterranean basin and West Africa

CS1/1994/034 [70] - Improvement of faba beans in China and Australia through germplasm evaluation, exchange and utilisation

CS1/1994/036 [71] - Improvement of drought and disease resistance in lentils in Nepal, Pakistan and Australia

CS1/1994/039 [72] - Improved diagnosis and control of peanut stripe virus

CS1/1994/052 [73] - Control of bacterial wilt by agricultural biotechnology

CS1/1994/716 [74] - Development of Stylosanthes cultivars with stable resistance to anthracnose, high seed yield and seedling vigour

CS1/1994/717 [75] - Genetic Resources Information Package for Wheat Researchers (GRIP for Wheat) 1: Passport Information

CS1/1994/947 [76] - Adaptation of low-chill temperate fruits to Australia and Thailand

CS1/1994/964 [77] - Improvement of Adzuki bean in China

CS1/1994/968 [78] - Overcoming production constraints to sorghum in rainfed environments in India and Australia

CS1/1995/100 [79] - Plant breeding strategies for rainfed lowland rice in Northeast Thailand and Laos

CS1/1995/122 [80] - Support to sorghum bilateral project "Overcoming production constraints to sorghum in rainfed environments in India and Australia"

CS1/1995/125 [81] - Molecular tools for achieving Apomixis in rice

CS1/1995/129 [82] - High yielding anthracnose-resistant Stylosanthes for agricultural systems in India and China

CS1/1995/701 [83] - Improvement of Faba Beans in China and Australia through germplasm evaluation, exchange and utilisation

CS1/1995/706 [84] - Breeding for bruchid and mungbean Yellow Mosaic Virus resistance in mungbean using molecular markers

CS1/1995/707 [85] - Evaluation of Sigatoka and Fusarium wilt resistant hybrids and cultivars in Tonga and Queensland

CS1/1996/008 [86] - Selection of rice cultivars for performance under elevated atmospheric CO2 in south east China

CS1/1996/013 [87] - Herbicide-resistant weeds of wheat in India and Australia: Integrated management

CS1/1996/023 [88] - Near Isogenic lines for assessment of pathogenic variation in the wheat stripe (yellow) rust pathogen

CS1/1996/076 [89] - Evaluation of East Asian citrus germplasm as scions and rootstock

CS1/1996/102 [90] - Common bean germplasm: trait evaluation and multivariate analyses

CS1/1996/179 [91] - Breeding micronutrient-dense staple food crops: Australian participation in CGIAR multi-centre project

CS1/1996/180 [92] - Genetic resources information package for wheat researchers (Triticum GRIP); Phase II: Genetic data, data integrity,enhanced data query, and reference information.

CS1/1996/207 [93] - Improvement of lentil and grasspea in Bangladesh

CS1/1996/231 [94] - Control of bacterial wilt (Psuedomonas solanacearum) by agricultural biotechnology

CS1/1997/056 [95] - Development and conservation of plant genetic resources from the Central Asian Republics and associated regions

CS1/1997/114 [96] - More efficient breeding of drought resistant peanuts in India and Australia

CS1/1997/119 [97] - Pulse transformation technology transfer

CS1/1999/044 [98] - Strengthening linkages between the International Crop Information System (ICIS) and the Systemwide Information Network for Genetic Resources (SINGER)

CS1/2001/090 [99] - Improving Access to Genetic Resources Information (SINGER)