The recipients of this year’s Australia-India Council (AIC) grants have been announced, including research identifying drought-resilient chickpeas, and how climate change impacts mango cultivars. Read more
Queensland researchers release new pulse storage practice guide
Queensland researchers have developed Australia’s guide for storing pulses and managing pests to support the state’s rapidly expanding chickpea and pulses industry. Read more
Genetic variation map to enhance chickpea breeding
An international team of scientists, including researchers from The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture, has successfully catalogued the genomic diversity of chickpea – which will lead to breeding new high-yielding and more resilient varieties.
Indian tariffs will hit Australian pulse trade hard
A new 30 per cent tariff on imports of chickpeas and lentils to India will hit Australia’s two most important pulse crops hard in the middle of the harvest season when much of the export trade is getting under way for the year, Pulse Australia says. Read more