Closed ATM View - PROC-9176886
Fast tracking deployment of chickpea heat tolerance to develop chickpea varieties
Justine Morgan - Contract Administrator
: +61 2 6166 4510
:
Justine Morgan
Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart
Chickpea is currently the largest pulse crop in Australia in terms of production and cultivated area, positioning Australia as a global leader in chickpea exports. However, there are challenges to overcome for future growth: A lack of adaption to high temperatures in various cropping regions and limited genetic diversity pose constraints that demand attention. Rising temperatures and heatwaves pose significant threats to grain crops, including chickpea, affecting yield and quality improvements. Particularly during the reproductive phase in spring, chickpea, a cool-season legume, is vulnerable to heat stress. To address these challenges, a four-year investment aims to develop field-based, high-throughput phenotyping tools for breeders to select heat-tolerant genotypes, identify genomic regions associated with improved heat tolerance, and explore mechanisms to enhance chickpea's heat tolerance. Through breeder adoption, this investment will facilitate the development of chickpea varieties with improved heat tolerance, yield stability, and quality attributes.
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https://grdc.com.au/research/partnering-in-rde-investment/tenders/open-tenders
Apply through the GRDC Grains Investment Portal https://access.grdc.com.au
The following are mandatory conditions with which a Tenderer must comply to participate in this procurement process:
1 The Tenderer must be a single legal entity or recognised firm of partners except where the Tender is submitted by a consortium and the Tender specifies that each member of the proposed consortium will be party to the contract.
2 The Tenderer and any proposed subcontractor must be compliant with the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, the Modern Slavery Act 2018 and any other applicable labour laws and standards in the jurisdiction in which they operate.
3 The Tenderer and any subcontractor must not have a judicial decision against it (not including decisions under appeal) relating to employee entitlements and who have not paid the claim.
4 The Tenderer and any subcontractor must not be named on the Consolidated List, being the list of persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions or travel bans under Australian sanction laws, as maintained by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
5 In accordance with the Black Economy Procurement Connected Policy, a Tenderer must include a satisfactory and valid Statement of Tax Records (STR). If the total value of all work under any proposed subcontract is expected to be equal to or above $4 million (inclusive of GST), also include a separate satisfactory and valid STR of that proposed subcontractor.
4 years commencing mid FY2023-24 concluding FY2027-28
Submit your Tender response electronically directly with GRDC through the Grains Investment Portal only at: https://access.grdc.com.au
Justine Morgan - Contract Administrator
: +61 2 6166 4510
:
Justine Morgan