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Barley Synthesis Project Dataset

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Definition

Barley, Australia's second most important crop, faces threats from climate change. With 9-10 million tonnes produced annually, only 30-40% achieves malting grade, with both grain yield and quality attributes impacted by abiotic stresses. Despite the relative adaptation of barley, Australian regions achieve just 35-60% of water-limited yield potential. Improved understanding of these production gaps and the genotypic, environmental and management factors will increase yield productivity nationally. A collaborative consortium was assembled to synthesise previous research and develop a national barley dataset to determine opportunities to optimise yield potential of barley in Australian farming systems. An industry forum was held on the 1-2 February 2023 to identify relevant barley datasets and prioritise research themes for further analysis and interpretation. The Barley Synthesis Project Dataset comprises 132 trials collected from various sources, including NSW DPI, WA DPIRD, Birchip Cropping Group, GRDC National Trials, and the University of Adelaide in South Australia. The dataset is organised into two main research themes spanning from 2010 to 2022: 1.Optimal Flowering Period (84 Trials = 18,582 Records - 2011-2022) 2.Preserving Grain Quality (48 Trials = 10,890 Records - 2010-2016) Each theme includes specific agronomic trait attributes relevant to its focus area. In addition to these core attributes, the dataset contains metadata fields that provide detailed information about each trial’s location, GPS coordinates, organisational ownership, and contact persons.

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Data source details

Release Date
Spatial dimension
dc.coverage: northlimit=-28.8983; southlimit=-36.6761; westlimit=115.7164; eastlimit=150.9880; name=Bounding Box: Western Australia to NSW, Australia
Contact Point
gulbali@csu.edu.au;request.data@grdc.com.au
License
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Custom Fields

Contributing organisations

Charles Sturt University
Role: Owner
ROR: Charles Sturt University ROR

Grains Research and Development Corporation
Role: Owner
ROR: Grains Research and Development Corporation ROR

Charles Sturt University
Role: Manager
ROR: Charles Sturt University ROR

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Role: Collector
ROR: New South Wales Department of Primary Industries ROR

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Role: Collector
ROR: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development ROR

Birchip Cropping Group
Role: Collector

Grains Research and Development Corporation
Role: Collector
ROR: Grains Research and Development Corporation ROR


Contributing people

Nectarios Costadopoulos
Role: Collector
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3876-9774

Felicity Harris
Role: Principal Investigator
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4970-8857

James Hunt
Role: Associated
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2884-5622

Corinne Celestina
Role: Associated
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0840-9276

Rick Graham
Role: Collector
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9001-593X

Kenton Porker
Role: Collector
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3538-8549

Matthew Tucker
Role: Collector
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4661-6700

Pengcheng Hu
Role: Associated
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7958-1407

Victor Sadras
Role: Associated
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5874-6775

Matthew Tucker
Role: Associated
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4661-6700

Blakely Paynter
Role: Associated
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4051-8467

Hammad Khan
Role: Associated
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7859-8274


Licence type

CC-BY-SA

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Access rights type

Rights - Restricted

Embargoed until December 2025
Related GRDC investments

  • Synthesis of data to optimise yield potential of barley in Australian farming systems
    GRDC Contract Code: UCS2301-002RTX
    Relationship: Output
Related publications

  • Phenology FUNdamentals: Redefining flowering times in wheat and barley for future climates
    Other identifier: Phenology FUNdamentals: Redefining flowering times in wheat and barley for future climates - GRDC
    Relationship: Is supported by

  • Redefining flowering times of wheat and barley for future climates
    Other identifier: TRI conference template
    Relationship: Is supported by
Keywords

  • Barley
  • Cereals
  • Phenology
  • Flowering
  • Quality
Fields of Research (FoR) codes

  • 300403 - 300403 (unable to view classification)
  • 300406 - 300406 (unable to view classification)
  • 300207 - 300207 (unable to view classification)
Spatial coverage type
 DCMI Box

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